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Anatomical Movements

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

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TRAPEZIUSELEVATES SHOULDERS AND EXTENDS HEAD
PECTORALIS MAJOR (U/E)FLEXES & Adducts the shoulder
LATISSIMUS DORSI (U/E)EXTENDS shoulder
Action of the BICEPS BRACHII (U/E)FLEXES elbow
Action of the TRICEPS BRACHII (U/E)EXTENDS the elbow
RECTUS ABDOMINISFlexes the Trunk
Action of the ILIOPSOAS (L/E)FLEXES THIGH
Action of the GLUTEUS MAXIMUS (L/E)EXTENDS THIGH
Action of the ADDUCTOR MUSCLES (L/E)ADDUCT THIGHS
Action of the HAMSTRING MUSCLESFLEX LOWER LEG
HAMSTRING MUSCLES INCLUDESEMIMEMBRANOSUS, SEMITENDINOSUS, BICEPS FEMORIS
Action of the QUADRICEPS groupEXTEND LOWER LEG
QUADRICEPS FEMORIS GROUP INCLUDERECTUS FEMORIS, VASTUS MUSCLES
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR (L/E)DORSIFLEXES FOOT
GASTROCNEMIUS (L/E)PLANTAR FLEXES FOOT
FLEXIONMOVEMENT THAT DECREASES THE ANGLE BETWEEN TWO BONES AT THEIR JOINT, BENDING
EXTENSIONMOVEMENT THAT INCREASES THE ANGLE BETWEEN TWO BONES AT THEIR JOINT, STRAIGHTENING
ABDUCTIONMOVEMENT OF A PART AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
ADDUCTIONMOVEMENT OF A PART TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
ROTATIONMOVEMENT AROUND A LONGITUDINAL AXIS
SUPINATIONPALM TURNED TO THE ANTERIOR POSITION
PRONATIONPALM FACES POSTERIORLY
DORSIFLEXTIONFOOT MOVEMENT, ELEVATION OF THE DORSUM OR TOP OF THE FOOT
PLANTAR FLEXIONTHE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT IS DIRECTED DOWNWARD


Biology and Human Anatomy & Physiology Teacher
Sandy Creek High School
Tyrone, GA

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