Anterior Muscle Function Matching

Match the anterior head and neck muscles with the appropriate function.

• Elevate and retract mandible

• Platysma

• Elevate mandible

• Temporalis

• Draw corner of mouth down; depress mandi

• Masseter

Match the face and neck muscles with the appropriate function.

• Close eyelids

• Sternocleidomastoid

• Purses lips

• Orbicularis Occuli

• Elevate eyebrows

• Zygomaticus

• Elevate and draw up corners of mouth

• Orbicularis Oris

• Laterally flex & rotate the head

• Frontalis

Match the chest and core muscles with the appropriate function.

• flex the trunk

• external & internal oblique

• flex and laterally bend trunk

• Rectus abdominis

• protract the scapula

• Serratus anterior

• flex and adduct the arm

• Pectoralis major

Match the muscles of the upper extremity with the appropriate functions.

• flexes wrist

• Deltoid

• abduct arm; flex & medially rotate arm

• Biceps brachii

• flex elbow; pronate and supinate

• Brachialis

• flex forearm

• Wrist flexors

• flex arm and forearm

• Brachioradialis

Match the lower extremity muscles with the appropriate function.

• Flex, abduct, and medially rotate thigh

• Tensor fasciae latae

• Adduct, flex, and medially rotate hip

• Sartorius

• Flex. abduct, and laterally rotate thigh

• Adductors

Match each lower extremity muscle with the appropriate function.

• Dorsiflex and invert the foot

• Tibialis anterior

• Plantar flex and evert the foot

• Quadriceps group

• Extend the leg

• Peroneus longus (fibularis longus)