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28 Cards in this Set
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deltoid;
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prime mover for shoulder abduction.
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diaphragm;
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an unpaired muscle that acts with the muscles named immediately above to accomplish inspiration.
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external intercostal;
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deep muscles of the thorax that promote the inspiratory phase of breathing.
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external oblique;
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part of the abdominal girdle; forms the external lateral walls of the abdomen.
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internal oblique & transversus abdominis;
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besides two abdominal muscle pairs named above, two muscle pairs that help form the natural abdominal girdle.
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pectoralis major;
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prime mover for shoulder flexion and adduction.
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rectus abdominis;
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the name means straight muscle of the abdomen.
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sternocleidomastoid;
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acting alone, each muscle of this pair turns the head toward the opposite shoulder.
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*deltoid;
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shoulder muscle that is the antagonist of the muscle just described.
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*erector spinae;
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prime mover of back extension; a deep composite muscle consisting of three columns.
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*latissmus dorsi;
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muscle that adducts the shoulder and causes extension of the shoulder joint.
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*trapezius;
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muscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders or extend your head.
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-adductors;
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muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to the midline of your body as when standing at attention.
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-gastrocnemius;
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toe dancer's muscle; a two-bellied calf muscle.
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-gluteus maximus;
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used to extend hip when climbing stairs.
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-gluteus medius;
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smaller hip muscle commonly used as an injection site.
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-peroneus muscles;
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muscle group of the lateral leg; plantar flex and evert the foot.
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-iliopsoas;
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hip flexor, deep in pelvis; a composite of two muscles.
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-hamstrings;
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muscle group that extends the thigh and flexes the knee.
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-quadriceps;
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muscle group that extends the knee.
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-sartorius;
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strap like muscle that is a weak thigh flexor; the tailor's muscle.
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-tibialis anterior;
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inverts and dorsiflexes the foot.
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|biceps brachii;
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muscle that allows you to bend (flex) the elbow.
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|deltoid;
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powerful shoulder abductor, used to raise the arm overhead.
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|extensor carpi radialis;
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wrist flexor that follows the ulna.
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|extensor digitorum;
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muscle that extends the fingers.
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|flexor digitorum superficialis;
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muscle that flexes the fingers.
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|triceps brachii;
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muscle that extends the elbow.
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