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Extrinsic Eye Muscles
Rotate the eyeball within the orbit
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Suprahyoid Muscles
Form the floor of the mouth, elevate hyoid to assist in swallowing
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Scalene Muscles
- Flex and laterally flex neck.
- Elevate first and second ribs to assist in breathing
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Anterior Vertebral Muscles
Flex neck. Stabilize upper cervical area and base of skull
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Suboccipital Muscles
Stabilize upper cervical area and base of skull
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Intrinsic Back Muscles
Extension, lateral flexion and rotation of the, head, neck and trunk
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Breathing Muscles
Increase and decrease volume of thoracic cavity (breathing)
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Abdominal Muscles
- Flexion, lateral flexion and rotation of the trunk.
- Compression of abdomen to facilitate forceful exhalation, urination, defecation, vomiting and childbirth.
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Extrinsic Back Muscles
Retracts scapula.
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Chest Muscles
Protract scapula.
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Shoulder Muscles
hold head of humerus within glenoid fossa
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Brachium Muscles
Movements of the shoulder, joint and elbow
"pretend like I'm playing tennis"
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Anterior Antebrachium Muscles
Flex wrist and fingers
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Posterior Antebrachium Muscles
Extend wrist and fingers
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Intrinsic hand muscles
Hold hand together
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Pelvic Floor Muscles
Support pelvic organs, bowel and bladder control
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Gluteal Muscles
Hold head of femur in acetabulum
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Posterior Thigh Muscles
Extend thigh, flex leg
"mule kick"
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Anterior Thigh muscles
Flex thigh, extend leg
"kicking a ball"
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Medial Thigh muscles
Adduct thigh
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Anterior Leg Muscles
Dorsiflexion of foot, extension of toes
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Posterior leg muscles
Plantar flexion of foot, flexion of toes
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Lateral leg muscles
Eversion of foot
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Intrinsic foot muscles
Hold foot together
"stabilize the foot"
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