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Muscle Location
Muscle
Actions
Abs
Pulls the chest downwards and compresses the abdominal cavity
Abs
Postoral Muscle, Flexor of lumbar spine.
Abs
Responsible for the protraction of the scapula.
Arms
Flexor of wrist.
Arms
Extends and Adducts wrist.
Arms
Flexor of elbow. Does not contribute to pronation or supination.
Arms
Pronates forearm. Flexes elbow.
Arms
Flexes elbow, Supinates forearm,
Arms
Extends forearm. Adducts shoulder.
Back
Rotator and adductor of the humerus.
Back
Laterally rotates the head of the humerus.
Back
External rotator of the glenohumeral joint and adductor of the arm
Back
Holds the scapula onto the ribcage. Retracts and Rotates the scapula.
Back
Rotation, retraction, elevation, and depression of scapula
Back
Adducts, extends and internally rotates the arm
Back
Bundle of muscles that extends the vertebral column.
Back
Abduction of the hip. Prevents adduction of the hip.
Back
External rotation and extension of the hip joint.
Chest
One head flexes humerus. Other head extends humerus.
Chest
Stabilizes the scapula by drawing it inferiorly and anteriorly against the thoracic wall.
Neck
Tilts head to its own side and rotates it so the face is turned towards the opposite side.
Neck
Depresses Hyoid.
Muscle Location
Muscle
Actions
Neck
Depresses the larynx and hyoid bone. Also carries hyoid bone backward and to the side.
Shoulders
Shoulder abduction, flexion and extension.
Thighs
Flexion of knee and leg.
Thighs
Flexion, adduction, and medial rotation of thigh.
Thighs
Adduction and flexion of thigh.
Thighs
Flexes and adducts hip and knee.
Thighs
Thigh flexion, medial rotation and abduction. Trunk stabilization.
Thighs
Extends leg.
Thighs
Knee extension. Hip flexion.
Thighs
Extends and stabilizes knee.
Calves
Plantarflexion of foot. Flexes knee.
Calves
Plantarflexion of foot.
Calves
Dorsiflexion and inversion of the foot.
Calves
Plantarflexion and eversion of foot.
Calves
Extension of toes and ankle.
Calves
Plantarflexion and eversion of foot.
Calves
Flexes all joints of the big toe. Plantar flexion of the ankle joint.
Hamstrings
Flexes knee joint. Laterally rotates knee joint. Extends hip joint.
Hamstrings
Adduction of hip
Hamstrings
Flexion of knee. Extension of hip joint.
Hamstrings
Hip extension, Knee flexion.
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