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Muscles by Function

Name the muscle, given its function.
Order changes every time you play.
Two of the muscles do the same function.
Use SCIENTIFIC NAMES (no abbreviations)
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Muscle
Function
Extensor digitorum longus
Extends toes
Hamstring muscles
Flex knee and extend hip
Brachialis
Flexes elbow
Gluteus medius
Abducts thigh; steadies pelvis during walking
Adductor muscles
Adduct and medially rotate thigh
Trapezius
Raises, retracts, and rotates scapula
Rectus abdominis
Flexes vertebral column
External oblique
Flexes and rotates vertebral column
Buccinator
Compresses cheek (as in sucking); holds food between teeth during chewing
Pectoralis major
Adducts and flexes humerus
Biceps brachii
Flexes elbow and supinates forearm
Orbicularis oculi
Blinks and closes eye
Gluteus maximus
Extends hip (when forceful extension is required)
Orbicularis oris
Closes and protrudes lips
Quadriceps group
All extend knee; rectus femoris also flexes hip on thigh
Erector spinae
Extends and laterally flexes spine
Platysma
Tenses skin of neck (as in shaving)
Occipitalis
Fixes aponeurosis and pulls scalp posteriorly
Temporalis | Masseter
Closes jaw
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Flexes wrist and fingers
Deltoid
Abducts arm
Zygomaticus
Raises corner of mouth
Triceps brachii
Extends elbow
Frontalis
Raises eyebrows
Extensor digitorum
Extends fingers
Sternocleidomastoid
Flexes neck; laterally rotates head
Latissimus dorsi
Extends and adducts humerus
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1 Comments
CardinalSin
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Level 82
Dec 13, 2025
For raising the corner of the mouth should you not accept "levator labii superioris aliquae nasae"?
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