Muscle Tests Illustrations

Copyright Sept 2003 Ted Nissen

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1       ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS. 4

2       ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS. 4

3       ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS. 4

4       ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI 4

5       ADDUCTOR BREVIS. 4

6       ADDUCTOR HALLUCIS. 4

7       ADDUCTOR LONGUS. 4

8       ADDUCTOR MAGNUS. 4

9       ADDUCTOR POLLICIS. 5

10         ANCONEUS. 5

11         ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXORS GENERAL. 5

12         BICEPS BRACHII 5

13         BICEPS FEMORIS (Lateral Hamstring) 5

14         BRACHIALIS. 5

15         ABDOMINAL MUSCLES GENERAL. 5

16         ABDOMINAL MUSCLES LOWER. 5

17         ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE GENERAL. 5

18         ADDUCTOR POLLICIS. 5

19         ANCONEUS. 5

20         BACK MUSCLES GENERAL. 5

21         BICEPS BRACHII 5

22         BICEPS BRACHII & BRACHIALIS. 5

23         BICEPS FEMORIS (Lateral Hamstring) 5

24         BRACHIALIS. 6

25         BRACHIORADIALIS. 6

26         CORACOBRACHIALIS. 6

27         DELTOID ANTERIOR. 6

28         DELTOID ANTERIOR & DELTOID POSTERIOR (SITTING) 6

29         DELTOID ANTERIOR (SUPINE) & DELTOID POSTERIOR (PRONE) 6

30         DELTOID MIDDLE. 6

31         DELTOID POSTERIOR. 6

32         DORSAL INTEROSSEI (FOOT) 6

33         DORSAL INTEROSSEI (HAND) 6

34         EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS & BREVIS. 6

35         EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS. 6

36         EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS & BREVIS. 6

37         EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS & BREVIS. 8

38         EXTENSOR INDICIS, EXTENSOR DIGITI MINIMI & EXTENSOR DIGITORUM. 10

39         EXTENSOR POLLICIS BREVIS. 10

40         EXTENSOR POLLICIS LONGUS. 10

41         EXTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=ANT DIV. 10

42         EXTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=LAT DIV. 10

43         FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS (HAND) 10

44         FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS (HAND) 10

45         FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS (HAND) 11

46         FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS. 11

47         FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS & QUADRATUS PLANTAE. 11

48         FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS. 12

49         FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS. 12

50         FLEXOR HALLUCIS BREVIS. 13

51         FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS. 13

52         FLEXOR POLLICIS BREVIS. 14

53         FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS. 14

54         GASTROCNEMIUS. 14

55         GASTROCNEMIUS, PLANTARIS & ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXORS. 17

56         GLUTEUS MAXIMUS. 17

57         GLUTEUS MEDIUS. 17

58         GLUTEUS MINIMUS ANT & POST. 17

59         GRACILIS. 17

60         GRACILIS & HAMSTRINGS. 18

61         HIP FLEXORS. 18

62         HIP ADDUCTORS. 18

63         ILIACUS. 18

64         ILIOCOSTALIS CERVICIS. 18

65         ILIOCOSTALIS LUMBORUM. 18

66         ILIOCOSTALIS THORACIS. 18

67         ILIOPSOAS & PSOAS MINOR. 18

68         INFRASPINATUS. 18

69         INTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=ANT DIV. 18

70         INTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=LAT DIV. 18

71         LATERAL TRUNK FLEXORS AND HIP ABDUCTORS GENERAL. 18

72         LATERAL ROTATORS HIP. 18

73         LATISSIMUS DORSI 18

74         LEVATOR SCAPULAE. 18

75         LONGISSIMUS CAPITIS. 18

76         LONGISSIMUS CERVICIS. 19

77         LONGISSIMUS THORACIS. 19

78         LONGUS CAPITIS. 19

79         LONGUS COLLI 19

80         LUMBRICALS (FOOT) & INTEROSSEI 19

81         LUMBRICALS (HAND) & INTEROSSEI 19

82         MEDIAL ROTATORS HIP. 19

83         OPPONENS DIGITI MINIMI 19

84         OPPONENS POLLICIS. 19

85         PALMAR INTEROSSEI (HAND) 19

86         PALMARIS LONGUS & BREVIS (HAND) 19

87         PECTINEUS. 19

88         PECTORALIS MAJOR CLAVICULAR. 19

89         PECTORALIS MAJOR STERNAL. 19

90         PECTORALIS MINOR. 19

91         PERONEUS LONGUS & BREVIS. 20

92         PERONEUS TERTIUS. 20

93         PIRIFORMIS. 20

94         PLANTAR INTEROSSEI (FOOT) 20

95         POPLITEUS. 20

96         PRONATOR QUADRATUS. 20

97         PRONATOR TERES. 20

98         PRONATOR TERES & PRONATOR QUADRATUS. 20

99         PSOAS. 20

100        PYRAMIDALIS. 20

101        QUADRICEPS FEMORIS GENERAL. 20

102        QUADRATUS LUMBORUM. 20

103        RECTUS  ABDOMINIS. 20

104        RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (FIRST DIVISION) 20

105        RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (SECOND DIVISION) 20

106        RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (THIRD DIVISION) 20

107        RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (FOURTH DIVISION LATERAL) 21

108        RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (FOURTH DIVISION MEDIAL) 21

109        RECTUS FEMORIS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS) 21

110        RHOMBOID, LEVATOR SCAPULAE, & TRAPEZIUS. 21

111        RHOMBOID MAJOR. 21

112        RHOMBOID MINOR. 21

113        SARTORIUS. 21

114        SCALENUS ANTERIOR. 21

115        SCALENUS MEDIUS. 21

116        SCALENUS POSTERIOR. 21

117        SEMIMEMBRANOSUS. 21

118        SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS. 21

119        SEMISPINALIS CERVICIS. 21

120        SEMISPINALIS THORACIS. 21

121        SEMITENDINOSUS. 21

122        SERRATUS ANTERIOR. 22

123        SERRATUS POSTERIOR INFERIOR. 22

124        SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR. 22

125        SHOULDER MEDIAL ROTATORS. 22

126        SHOULDER LATERAL ROTATORS. 22

127        SOLEUS. 22

128        SPINALIS CAPITIS. 22

129        SPINALIS CERVICIS. 22

130        SPINALIS THORACIS. 22

131        SPLENIUS CAPITIS. 22

132        SPLENIUS CERVICIS. 22

133        STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID. 22

134        SUBCLAVIUS. 22

135        SUBSCAPULARIS. 22

136        SUPINATOR. 22

137        SUPINATOR & BICEPS. 22

138        SUPRASPINATUS. 23

139        SUPRASPINATUS & MIDDLE DELTOID. 23

140        TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE. 23

141        TERES MAJOR. 23

142        TERES MINOR. 23

143        TIBIALIS ANTERIOR. 23

144        TIBIALIS POSTERIOR. 23

145        TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS. 23

146        TRAPEZIUS LOWER. 23

147        TRAPEZIUS MIDDLE. 23

148        TRAPEZIUS UPPER. 23

149        TRICEPS BRACHII 23

150        TRICEPS BRACHII & ANCONEUS. 23

151        VASTUS INTERMEDIUS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS) 23

152        VASTUS LATERALIS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS) 23

153        VASTUS MEDIALIS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS) 24

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1      ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS

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2      ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS

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3      ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS

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4      ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI

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5      ADDUCTOR BREVIS

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6      ADDUCTOR HALLUCIS

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7      ADDUCTOR LONGUS

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8      ADDUCTOR MAGNUS

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9      ADDUCTOR POLLICIS

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10      ANCONEUS

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11      ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXORS GENERAL

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12      BICEPS BRACHII

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13      BICEPS FEMORIS (Lateral Hamstring)

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14      BRACHIALIS

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15      ABDOMINAL MUSCLES GENERAL

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16      ABDOMINAL MUSCLES LOWER

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17      ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE GENERAL

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18      ADDUCTOR POLLICIS

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19      ANCONEUS

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20      BACK MUSCLES GENERAL

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21      BICEPS BRACHII

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22      BICEPS BRACHII & BRACHIALIS

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23      BICEPS FEMORIS (Lateral Hamstring)

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24      BRACHIALIS

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25      BRACHIORADIALIS

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26      CORACOBRACHIALIS

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27      DELTOID ANTERIOR

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28      DELTOID ANTERIOR & DELTOID POSTERIOR (SITTING)

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29      DELTOID ANTERIOR (SUPINE) & DELTOID POSTERIOR (PRONE)

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30      DELTOID MIDDLE

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31      DELTOID POSTERIOR

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32      DORSAL INTEROSSEI (FOOT)

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33      DORSAL INTEROSSEI (HAND)

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34      EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS & BREVIS

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35      EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS

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36      EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS & BREVIS

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37      EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS & BREVIS

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38      EXTENSOR INDICIS, EXTENSOR DIGITI MINIMI & EXTENSOR DIGITORUM

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39      EXTENSOR POLLICIS BREVIS

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40      EXTENSOR POLLICIS LONGUS

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41      EXTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=ANT DIV

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42      EXTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=LAT DIV

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43      FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS (HAND)

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44      FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS (HAND)

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45      FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS (HAND)

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46      FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS

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47      FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS & QUADRATUS PLANTAE

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48      FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS

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49      FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS

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50      FLEXOR HALLUCIS BREVIS

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51      FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

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52      FLEXOR POLLICIS BREVIS

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53      FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS

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54      GASTROCNEMIUS

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55      GASTROCNEMIUS, PLANTARIS & ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXORS

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56      GLUTEUS MAXIMUS

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57      GLUTEUS MEDIUS

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58      GLUTEUS MINIMUS ANT & POST

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59      GRACILIS

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60      GRACILIS & HAMSTRINGS

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61      HIP FLEXORS

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62      HIP ADDUCTORS

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63      ILIACUS

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64      ILIOCOSTALIS CERVICIS

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65      ILIOCOSTALIS LUMBORUM

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66      ILIOCOSTALIS THORACIS

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67      ILIOPSOAS & PSOAS MINOR

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68      INFRASPINATUS

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69      INTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=ANT DIV

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70      INTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE=LAT DIV

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71      LATERAL TRUNK FLEXORS AND HIP ABDUCTORS GENERAL

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72      LATERAL ROTATORS HIP

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73      LATISSIMUS DORSI

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74      LEVATOR SCAPULAE

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75      LONGISSIMUS CAPITIS

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76      LONGISSIMUS CERVICIS

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77      LONGISSIMUS THORACIS

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78      LONGUS CAPITIS

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79      LONGUS COLLI

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80      LUMBRICALS (FOOT) & INTEROSSEI

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81      LUMBRICALS (HAND) & INTEROSSEI

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82      MEDIAL ROTATORS HIP

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83      OPPONENS DIGITI MINIMI

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84      OPPONENS POLLICIS

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85      PALMAR INTEROSSEI (HAND)

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86      PALMARIS LONGUS & BREVIS (HAND)

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87      PECTINEUS

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88      PECTORALIS MAJOR CLAVICULAR

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89      PECTORALIS MAJOR STERNAL

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90      PECTORALIS MINOR

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91      PERONEUS LONGUS & BREVIS

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92      PERONEUS TERTIUS

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93      PIRIFORMIS

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94      PLANTAR INTEROSSEI (FOOT)

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95      POPLITEUS

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96      PRONATOR QUADRATUS

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97      PRONATOR TERES

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98      PRONATOR TERES & PRONATOR QUADRATUS

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99      PSOAS

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100                     PYRAMIDALIS

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101                     QUADRICEPS FEMORIS GENERAL

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102                     QUADRATUS LUMBORUM

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103                     RECTUS  ABDOMINIS

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104                     RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (FIRST DIVISION)

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105                     RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (SECOND DIVISION)

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106                     RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (THIRD DIVISION)

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107                     RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (FOURTH DIVISION LATERAL)

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108                     RECTUS  ABDOMINIS (FOURTH DIVISION MEDIAL)

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109                     RECTUS FEMORIS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS)

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110                     RHOMBOID, LEVATOR SCAPULAE, & TRAPEZIUS

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111                     RHOMBOID MAJOR

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112                     RHOMBOID MINOR

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113                     SARTORIUS

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114                     SCALENUS ANTERIOR

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115                     SCALENUS MEDIUS

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116                     SCALENUS POSTERIOR

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117                     SEMIMEMBRANOSUS

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118                     SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS

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119                     SEMISPINALIS CERVICIS

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120                     SEMISPINALIS THORACIS

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121                     SEMITENDINOSUS

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122                     SERRATUS ANTERIOR

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123                     SERRATUS POSTERIOR INFERIOR

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124                     SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR

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125                     SHOULDER MEDIAL ROTATORS

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126                     SHOULDER LATERAL ROTATORS

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127                     SOLEUS

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128                     SPINALIS CAPITIS

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129                     SPINALIS CERVICIS

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130                     SPINALIS THORACIS

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131                     SPLENIUS CAPITIS

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132                     SPLENIUS CERVICIS

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133                     STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID

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134                     SUBCLAVIUS

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135                     SUBSCAPULARIS

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136                     SUPINATOR

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137                     SUPINATOR & BICEPS

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138                     SUPRASPINATUS

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139                     SUPRASPINATUS & MIDDLE DELTOID

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140                     TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE

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141                     TERES MAJOR

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142                     TERES MINOR

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143                     TIBIALIS ANTERIOR

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144                     TIBIALIS POSTERIOR

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145                     TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS

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146                     TRAPEZIUS LOWER

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147                     TRAPEZIUS MIDDLE

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148                     TRAPEZIUS UPPER

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149                     TRICEPS BRACHII

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150                     TRICEPS BRACHII & ANCONEUS

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151                     VASTUS INTERMEDIUS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS)

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152                     VASTUS LATERALIS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS)

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153                     VASTUS MEDIALIS (QUADRICEPS FEMORIS)

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