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gastrocnmeius
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plantarflexes foot
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Brachialis
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Elbow flexion
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Pectineus
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adducts thigh
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sartorius
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flexes lower leg
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Internal Oblique
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Compress Abdomen
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Gluteus medius
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Abducts thigh
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Soleus
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Plantar flexes foot
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digastric [A]
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depresses mandible
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Occipitalis
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Draws scalp back
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elevate/adduct scapula
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rhomboideus major
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Rectus Abdominis
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Flex Vertebral Column
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Pronation (foot)
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Fibularis LongusFibularis brevis(fibularis tertius)L5, S1
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Extenor digitorum longus
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Extends toes
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Zygomaticus Minor
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Elevates upper lip
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Abductor pollicis
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Abducts the thumb
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levator scapulus [A]
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adducts scapula
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vastus medialis [A]
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extends knee
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elevates/adducts the scapula
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rhomboideus minor
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Extensor hallicus
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extends big toe
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Little Finger Extension
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Extensor Digiti Minimi
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Abduct Thumb
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Abductor Pollicis longusAbductor pollicis brevis
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Omohyoid
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Depresses hyoid after being elevated
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Flexor digitorum longus
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Flexes phalanges 2-5
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Extensor pollicis longus
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Extends the thumb
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extensor digitorum longus [A]
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toe extension
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Orbicularis Oris
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Closes and shapes lips
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elevates floor of mouth
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Serratus anterior
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Tibularis longus
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Plantar flexion and eversion
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Extensor (Extensor carpi ulnaris)
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Increase joint angle.
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Abudct Thigh
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Gluteus Medius & Gluteus MinimusTensor Fascia LataeSartoriusLPTAL2, L3, L4
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Levator anguli oris
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Elevates angle in mouth
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Flexor hallucis longus
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Flexes the great toe
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flexor digitorum longus [A]
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plantar flexes foot
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Supinator
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supinates the forearm at radioulnar joints
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Supraspinatus
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abduct arm/ hold head in place
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Vastus intermedius
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extends leg at knee (4)
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Dorsiflex foot at ankle
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*Tibalis anterior*Extensor hallucis longusExtensor digitorum longusFibularis tertiusL4, L5
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Flexor carpi ulnaris
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Flexes and adducts the hand
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Levator scapulae
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Elevates scapula and rotates it downward
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teres minor
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rotate laterally, hold head in place
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antagonists in rotaion of head when working independently
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sternocleidomastoid
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Synergists in closing the jaw
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masseter and temporalis
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Flex Hand at Wrist
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Flexor Carpi RadialisFlexor Carpi Ulnaris C8, T1
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Flexor digitorum superficialis
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Flexes middle phalanges of fingers 2-5
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gluteus maximus
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extension and lateral rotation at the hip
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synergists in flexion of torso
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iliopsoas--psoas major and iliacus
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Extensor hallucis longus
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Extends the great toe; aids in dorsiflexion of foot
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Enter your front text here.Synergists in flexion of elbow
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biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis
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Synergists in flexion of wrist
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flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus
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synergists in extension of head and neck when working as a pair
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splenius capitus, and trapezius, semispinalis capitus, and longissiums capitus
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