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Naming muscles

Muscles are named by their shape, size, origins or insertions or by their movement.

AB
masseterchewing muscle
sternocleidomastoidlowers and rotates the head
zygomaticus major and minorsmiling muscles
temporalishelps in chewing
frontalisraises the eye brow; surprised look
trapeziusswinging movements of th arm
orbicularis oculiassists in winking, blinking
tricepextends the forearm; boxing muscle
bicepsmuscle that flexes the forearm
deltoidmuscle that forms the rounded portion of the shoulder
tibialis anteriorbends foot upward and inward
deltoidarm extends outward to the side of the body
pronatorturns hand inward - palm downward
supinatorrotates radius outward - palm up
flexorsbending the wrist
extensorsstraighten wrist hand fingers
abductorsseparate fingers
adductorsdraw fingers together
bucccinatorcompresses cheeks - expels air
platysmalowers lower jaw and lip
occipitalisdraws scalp backward
Myologystudy of muscles
Striated musclesSkeletal - voluntary
Nonstriated musclesinvoluntary - internal organs
cardiac muscleheart muscle
originpart of muscle attached to immovable bone
bellymiddle part of the muscle
insertionpart of the muscle that is attached to moveable part of the skeleton

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