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Muscle Movements functions
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- 1BicepsFlexes lower arm and supinates palm upwards
- 2TricepsExtends lower arm
- 3Teres majorRotates, abducts humerus and extends shoulder joint
- 4DeltoidsAbducts the shoulder, flexes and extends upper arm
- 5PectoralsFlexes and abducts upper arm
- 6TrapeziusElevates and depress scapula
- 7Erector spinae: illocostalis, longissimus and spinalisExtention of the spine
- 8Latissimus dorsiExtends, adducts and rotates the humerus medially (draws the arm back and inwards towards the body)
- 9Rectus abdominusFlexion and rotation of lumbar region of vertebral column
- 10Enternal and internal obliquesLateral flextion of the trunk
- 11Transverse abdominalsConstricts abdominal contents, assists in forcing air out of lungs
- 12Gluteus maximusExtends hip, laterally rotates high (assists turn-out)
- 13Quadriceps -rectus femoris -vastus lateralis -vastus medialis -vastus intermediusExtends the knee and lower leg
- 14Hamstrings -semimembranosus -semiteninosus --biceps femorisFlexes the knee and lower leg, extends the thigh and hips
- 15GastrocnemiusPlantar flexion and knee flexion
- 16soleusPlantar flexion
- 17Tibialis anteriorDorsi flexion and inverts the ankles
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- A discription of skeletal functional movements controlled by major skeletal muscles
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