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Frog Muscles

This document lists the names, origins, insertions, and functions of various muscles in the body. It includes muscles of the head, neck, back, abdomen, arms, and legs. The muscles listed are involved in functions like raising the floor of the mouth, adducting and flexing the arms, compressing the abdomen, extending and flexing the vertebral column, extending and flexing the limbs, and rotating the thigh.

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Frog Muscles

This document lists the names, origins, insertions, and functions of various muscles in the body. It includes muscles of the head, neck, back, abdomen, arms, and legs. The muscles listed are involved in functions like raising the floor of the mouth, adducting and flexing the arms, compressing the abdomen, extending and flexing the vertebral column, extending and flexing the limbs, and rotating the thigh.

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Name Origin Insertion Function

Mylohyoid mandible median line Raises floor of the


mouth
Geniohyoid Lower jaw Median line Raises floor of the
mouth
Sternoradialis sternum Radio-ulna Arms toward the
chest
Anterior pectoralis coracoid humerus Adducts flexes
Middle pectoralis sternum humerus Adducts flexes
Posterior pectoralis Rectus abdominis humerus Adducts flexes
Rectus abdominis pubis sternum Compresses
abdomen
External oblique scapula Linea alba Compresses
abdomen
Internal oblique ilium xiphisternum Aids the external
oblique
Deltoid scapula humeralis Abducts forearm
Biceps brachii episternum Radio-ulna Flexes the forearm
Triceps femoris Pelvic girdle Tibio-fibula Flex and adducts
thigh
Masseter squamosal bone mandible Elevates mandible
temporalis squamosal mandible Elevates mandible
Pterygoideus pterygoid Condyle of mandible Assist in jaw
movement
Depressor mandibula Frontoparietal bone mandible Depresses mandible
Latissimus dorsi Dorsal fascia humerus Rotates forelimb
Coccygeo-iliacus urostyle ilium Support ilium
Ilio-lumbaris sacrum Middle vertebra Flexes and extends
vertebral column
Dorsalis scapula scapula humerus Extends forelimb
Semimembranosus & ischium Tibio-fibula Extends thigh
Semitendinosus
Biceps femoris ischium Tibio-fibula Extends thigh
Sartorius ilium Tibio-fibula Flexes thigh
Adductor longus ilium femur Adducts thigh
Adductor magnus ischium femur Adducts thigh
Gracilis major and ischium Tibio-fibula Flexes shank
minor
Gluteus ilium femur Rotates thigh
Pyriformis urostyle femur Rotates thigh
Gastrocnemius femur Achilles of tendon Flexes the shank
Tibialis posticus Tibio-fibula Tarsal bones Flexes the foot
Tibialis anticus Femur Tibiale and fibulare Extends the leg
Extensor crusis femur tibiofibula Extends shank
Peroneus femur Distal end of tibiofibula Extends the shank
Cutaneous pectoralis xiphisternum sternum Adducts humerus

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