Cat Anatomy - Muscles

Given the general area and movement, can you determine which muscle is being referenced?

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Hint	General Location	Answer
Protraction of arm at shoulder	Superficial upper back	Clavotrapezius
Adducts and stabilizes scapula		Acromiotrapezius
Pulls scapula up and back		Spinotrapezius
Flex arm at shoulder	Superficial shoulder	Clavodeltoid
Flex arm and rotate laterally at shoulder		Acromiodeltoid
Flex arm and rotate laterally at shoulder more superficially		Spinodeltoid
Pulls scapula towards head		Levator scapula
Protracts arm at the shoulder	Deep back shoulder	Supraspinatus
Rotates arm laterally at shoulder		Infraspinatus
Pulls arm dorsal and posterior at shoulder	Superficial dorsal lower trunk	Latissimus dorsi

Hint	General Location	Answer
Compresses abdomen		External oblique
Extends abdomen		Erector spinae
Abducts at hip and bends knee	Dorsal leg - hip area	Caudofemoralis
Abducts at hip (Anterior to the previous)		Gluteous maximus
Abducts at hip (Also Anterior to the previous)		Gluteus medias
Abducts at hip and flexes at knee	Lower thigh - 1st hamstring	Biceps femoris
Flexes legs at the knee	2nd hamstring	Semitendinosus
Extends at hip	3rd hamstring	Semimembranosus
Extends foot	Lower leg	Gastrocnemius
Extends foot (Posterior and behind previous)		Soleus

Hint	General Location	Answer
Adducts and rotates at hip and extends at knee	Ventral inner thigh - superficial	Sartorius
Adducts and flexes at knee		Gracilis
Adduct thigh at hip	Ventral inner thigh - deep under gracilis	Adductor femoris
Adduct thigh at hip (Dorsal to previous and much smaller)		Adductor longus
Extends at hip		Semimembranosus
Flex thigh and extend lower leg	Upper thigh - deep under sartorius	Rectus femoris
Extends at knee		Vastus lateralis
Extends at knee (Located more medially than previous		Vastus medialis
Adduct arm at shoulder	Chest	Pectoantebrachialis
Adduct arm and flex at shoulder (posterior to previous)		Pectoralis major

Hint	General Location	Answer
Adduct arm at shoulder (posterior to previous)		Pectoralis minor
Adduct arm at shoulder (posterior to previous)		Xiphihumeralis
Compresses abdomen (external)	Abdomen	External oblique
Compresses abdomen (internal)		Internal oblique
Compresses abdomen (transverse)		Transverse abdominis
Compresses abdomen		Rectus abdominis
Flex forelimb at elbow	Forelimb	Biceps brachii
Supinates/laterally rotates paw		Brachioradialis
Extend forearm at elbow (lateral)	Triceps brachii (x2)	lateral head
Extend forearm at elbow (long)		long head