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  1. Verify Front of pages is selected for Viewing and print the front of the notecards
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    NOTE: Since the back of the pages are printed in reverse order (last page is printed first), keep the pages in the same order as they were after Step 1. Also, be sure to feed the pages in the same direction as you did in Step 1.
  3. Cut out the notecards by cutting along each horizontal and vertical dotted line
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16 notecards = 4 pages (4 cards per page)

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Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System

front 1

Prime Movers/Agonists

back 1

-muscles responsible for producing a particular movement

front 2

Anatagonists

back 2

muscles that oppose or reverse a movement

front 3

Synergists

back 3

-aid sthe action of agonists either by assisting with the same movement or by reducing undesirable or unnecessary movement

front 4

Fixators

back 4

-immobilize the origin of a prime mover so that all the tension is exerted at the insertion
-specialized synergists

front 5

Rectus

back 5

-any straight muscle

front 6

Transverse

back 6

- at right angles to the axis

front 7

Oblique

back 7

- in a slanted position

front 8

Maximus

back 8

largest

front 9

Minimus

back 9

smallest

front 10

Longus

back 10

long

front 11

Brevis

back 11

short

front 12

Deltoid

back 12

triangular

front 13

Orbicularis Oculi

back 13

-muscle of eyelids
ORIGIN: frontal and maxillary bones and ligaments around orbit
INSERTION: encircles orbit and inserts in tissue of the eyelid
ACTION: closes eyes, blinking, squinting

front 14

Zygomaticus (major and minor)

back 14

-extends diagonally from the corner of mouth to cheekbone
ORIGIN: zygomatic bone
INSERTION: skin and muscle at corner of mouth
ACTION: raises lateral corners of mouth upward (smiling muscle)

front 15

Orbicularis Oris

back 15

-multilayered muscle of lips with fibers that run in many different directions

front 16

Buccinator

back 16

-principal muscle of cheek; runs horizontally deep into the masseter