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
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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
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front 14 Zygomaticus (major and minor) | back 14 ![]() -extends diagonally from the corner of mouth to cheekbone
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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 |