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The flexor digitorum profundus
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The only muscle capable of flexing the distal interphalangeal joints?
Flexor digitorum profundus
What is the gastronemius muscle?
The gastronemius muscle is one of the calf muscles and it plantar flexes the foot or flexes the knee.
If Mini-you were using his extensor digiti minimi muscle what part of his body could he extend to the corner of his mouth?
The extensor digiti minimi extends the minimum digit, ie. it straightens the interphalangeal joints of the pinky finger.
Is the distal attachment of a muscle the origin?
Origin is typically the proximal attachment of a muscle because it is the least moveable. The distal attachment is where a muscle inserts.
Which muscle flexes the tarsus and extends the digits?
gastrocin
What does the sternocleidmastoid muscle move?
it flexes and rotates the head
What is the muscle on the side of the neck that flexes the head?
sternocleidomastoid
What anterior hip muscle flexes the thigh?
i THE ILIOPSOAS
What muscle flexes the knee and stabilizes the patella?
quadricep
What is shunt muscle?
A skeletal muscle with its proximal attachments near the joint or joints at which it acts, and its distal attachments at some distance from the joints, so that the greater part of its force is directed along the bones, tending to pull joint surfaces together. This makes shunt muscles good stabilizers.
What corresponding muscle does leg raises go to?
Abductor muscle - moves a limb away from the midlineAdductor muscle - moves a limb towards the midlineExtensor muscle - increase the angle at a joint - extends a limbFlexor muscle - decreases the angle at a joint - flexes a limbPronator muscle - turns a limb to face downwardsSupinator muscle - turns a limb to face upwardsRotator muscle - rotates a limbIn the human body, these are the responsible muscles.*Muscles which move the thigh and their action*Gluteus maximus - Extends and rotates thigh laterally.Adductor longus - Adducts, medially rotates and flexes the thighAdductor brevis - Adducts, laterally rotates and flexes the thighAdductor magnus - Adducts, flexes, laterally rotates and extends the thigh.Rectus femoris - Extends knee and flexes hipVastus lateralis - Extends kneeVastus medialis - Extends kneeVastus intermedius - Extends kneeSartorius - Flexes knee. Flexes hip and rotates femur laterallyBiceps femoris - Flexes leg and extends thighSemitendinosus - Flexes leg and extends thighSemimembranosus - Flexes leg and extends thigh
Which muscle or muscle group flexes the tarsus and extends the digits?
cranial tibial muscles
