Muscular System
Skeletal Muscle
Types of Movement
Adduction
Hyperextension
Dorsiflexion
Inversion
Circumduction
Eversion
Opposition
Plantar flexion
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Pronation
Supination
palm is upward
palm is downward
straighten or increase angle at a joint
moving parts away from the midline
bending a joint, decreasing the angle
bending foot downward or pointing toes down
moving foot outward
moving foot inward
flexing foot at the ankle or toes up off the ground
moving parts beyond the 180 degrees
moving parts towards the midline
one end stays same position and the other end moves in circular motion
movement of thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers of the same hand
zygomaticus
sternocleidomastoid
orbicularis oris
trapezius
masseter
pectoralis major
temporalis
serratus anterior muscle
orbicularis oculi
external oblique
frontalis
rectus abdominis
triceps brachii
erector spinae
deltoid
latissimus dorsi
internal oblique muscle
gluteus medius
brachioradialis
hamstring
biceps brachii
flexor carpi radialis
gluteus maximus
extensor carpi radialis
gastrocnemius
extensor digitorum
soleus muscle
brachioradialis
tibialis anterior
flexor digitorum superficialis
quadriceps
levator scapulae
sartorius muscle
gracilis
adducts the thigh and flexes the leg
diagonally crosses the anterior thigh to attach medially to the tibia
extend the leg or knee
dorsiflexion and inversion of foot
plantar flexes the ankle
plantar flexes ankle
extends thigh and back at the waist
flexes the forearm
flexes and supinates the forearm at the elbow
flexes leg at the knee and extends thigh
flexes and abducts the wrist
wrist extensors
extends the fingers
flexes forearm
flexes wrist and fingers 2-5
raises the scapula
raises the corner of the mouth
Raises the scapula
flexes, adducts, and rotates the shoulder medially
abducts and medially rotates thigh
extends the vertebral column
abdominal muscle that flexes vertebral column (superficial)
accessory respiratory muscle; raises ribcage
extends forearm at the elbow
raises eyebrows
rotates the vertebral column
closes the eye
closes the Jaw and opens
Also closes and opens the jaw
Closes lips
abduct, flex, extend and rotate the arm
one side contraction: laterally flexes neck, rotates head to opposite side;
both sides together: flexes neck forward
extends or straightens and hyperextends the neck. Also elevates the shoulders
laterally flexes and rotates vertebral column (superficial)