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The sternocleidomastoid muscles are the ones that flex when the intercostals are flexed. This will also cause the scalene muscles to flex.
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What is the gastronemius muscle?
The gastronemius muscle is one of the calf muscles and it plantar flexes the foot or flexes the knee.
What muscle has fibers on a transverse plane?
Internal Intercostals
What muscle attaches to rib bone?
Intercostals, sternocostals, subcostals
Which muscle is located between the scapula and ribcage?
intercostals
What is the muscle that moves air in and out?
You may be thinking of the diaphragm. There are others such as the intercostals.
Which muscle flexes the tarsus and extends the digits?
gastrocin
What does the sternocleidmastoid muscle move?
it flexes and rotates the head
What is the muscle on the side of the neck that flexes the head?
sternocleidomastoid
What muscle flexes the knee and stabilizes the patella?
quadricep
What anterior hip muscle flexes the thigh?
i THE ILIOPSOAS
What kind of muscle can you flex?
Voluntary muscles can be flexed.
What corresponding muscle does leg raises go to?
Abductor muscle - moves a limb away from the midlineAdductor muscle - moves a limb towards the midlineExtensor muscle - increase the angle at a joint - extends a limbFlexor muscle - decreases the angle at a joint - flexes a limbPronator muscle - turns a limb to face downwardsSupinator muscle - turns a limb to face upwardsRotator muscle - rotates a limbIn the human body, these are the responsible muscles.*Muscles which move the thigh and their action*Gluteus maximus - Extends and rotates thigh laterally.Adductor longus - Adducts, medially rotates and flexes the thighAdductor brevis - Adducts, laterally rotates and flexes the thighAdductor magnus - Adducts, flexes, laterally rotates and extends the thigh.Rectus femoris - Extends knee and flexes hipVastus lateralis - Extends kneeVastus medialis - Extends kneeVastus intermedius - Extends kneeSartorius - Flexes knee. Flexes hip and rotates femur laterallyBiceps femoris - Flexes leg and extends thighSemitendinosus - Flexes leg and extends thighSemimembranosus - Flexes leg and extends thigh
