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)