Muscles part2

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  • Frontalis  - covers frontal bone
  • Occipitalis - posterior bone
  • Orbicularis oculi - eyes
  • Orbicularis oris - kissing muscle
  • Buccinator - flattens the cheek
  • Zygomaticus - smiling muscle
  • Masseter - lower jaw
  • Temporalis - closing jaw
  • Platysma - pulls the corners of the mouth
  • Sternocleidomastoid - if this muscle contracts it flexes the neck
  • Pectoralis major - large fan shaped covering the upper chest
  • Intercoastal muscle - deep muscles found between the ribs
  • Rectus abdominus - superficial muscle of the abdomen
  • External oblique - makes up the lateral walls of the abdomen
  • External oblique - deep to the external obliques
  • Transversus abdominus - deepest muscle of the abdominal wall
  • Trapezius - most superficial muscle of the posterior upper trunk
  • Latissimus dorsi - flat muscles that covers the lower back
  • Erector spinae - are deep muscles of the back
  • Quadratus lumborum - form part of the posterior abdominal wall
  • Deltoid - triangle shaped muscle that form rounded shape of your shoulders
  • Biceps brachii - most familiar muscle of the arm
  • Brachialis - lifts the ulna
  • Brachioradialis - fairly weak muscle that resides in the forearm
  • Triceps brachii - the only muscle fleshing out the posterior humerus
  • Gluteus maximus - superficial muscle of the hip
  • Gluteus Medius - runs from the ilium to the femur
  • Iliopsoas - fused muscle
  • Adductor muscle - formed muscle mass at the medial side of each thigh
  • Hamstring group - forms the muscle mass of the posterior thigh
  • Sartorius - most superficial muscle of the thigh
  • Quadriceps group - the extend the knee powerfully
  • Tibialis anterior - Superficial muscle of the anterior leg
  • Extensor digitorum longus - prime mover of toe
  • Fibularis muscle - responsible for plantar flexion and eversion
  • Gastronemius - toe dance muscle
  • Soleus - strong plantar flexor of the foot
  • Sphincter - valve like passages
  • Peristalsis - rhythmic contractions
  • Neurotransmitter - acetylcholine and norepinephrine