MedTerm Lesson 17

tensor tympani muscle

Ear drum tensing muscle

arrectores pilorum muscle

Hair raising muscle

flexor pollicis longus muscle

Long muscle that flexes the thumb

mentalis muscle

Muscle of the chin

extensor digiti minimi muscle

Muscle that extends the pinky finger

levator ani muscle

Muscle that lifts the anus

levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle

Muscle that lifts the upper lip and the wing of the nostril

abductor hallucis muscle

Muscle that moves the big toe away

adductor hallucis muscle

Muscle that moves the big toe toward the body

articularis genus muscle

Muscle that moves the knee joint

depressor labii inferioris muscle

Muscle that moves the lower lip down

abductor digiti minimi muscle

Muscle that moves the pinky finger away from the body

abductor pollicis muscle

Muscle that moves the thumb away

corrugator supercilii muscle

Muscle that wrinkles the eyebrow

opponens pollicis muscle

Opposing muscle of the thumb

sphincter ani externus muscle

Ring shaped muscle on the inside of the anus

sphincter pupillae muscle

Ring shaped pupil muscle

flexor digiti minimi brevis manus muscle

Short muscle in the hand that flexes the small finger

extensor hallucis brevis muscle

Short muscle that extends the big toe

extensor pollicis brevis muscle

Short muscle that extends the thumb

flexor hallucis brevis muscle

Short muscle that flexes the big toe

femoris muscle

Thigh muscle

triceps surae muscle

Three headed calf muscle