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level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
raises the mandible and presses on maxilla. Mastication	masseter
elevates head	rectus capitis
extends head or flexes it laterally	oliquus capitis cranialis
extends, elevates and bends the head and neck laterally	splenius
elevates shoulder; draws scapula caudo and cranio dorsally	trapezius
opens mouth; flexes or inclines head and neck	sternocephalicus
draw scapula dorsally and cranially; elevates neck	rhomboideus
pronates the forelimb; flexes and turns neck	brachiocephalicus
suspends trunk; raises neck when forelimb is fixed; may support inspiration	serratus
suspends trunk; stabilises shoulder	subclavius
extend and stabilise the shoulder	supraspinatus
extends and flexes shoulder; functions as contractile collateral ligament	infraspinatus
connects forelimb to trunk; adducts, protracts and retracts forelimb	superficial pectorals
extends elbow; long head flexes shoulder	triceps brachii
extends shoulder; flexes elbow, stabilises carpus	biceps brachii
shoulder flexor	deltoideus
retracts limb; flexes shoulder; when limb is fixed, draws trunk cranially	latissimus dorsi
stabilises lumbar vertebrae and ribs; extends vertebral column and bends it laterally; may function in expiration	iliocostalis
stabilises and extends vertebral column; elevates and bends head and neck laterally	longissimus dorsi
flexes hip; protracts hind limb; extends stifle; tenses fascia latae	tensor fascia latae
extends hip; abducts hind limb	gluteus medius
extends hip and stifle; caudal divisions flexes stifle; adducts hind limb; extends hock joint	biceps femoris
limb supporting weight: extends stifle, hock and hip limb not supporting weight: flexes stifle, retracts and adducts hind limb	semitendinosus
limb supporting weight: extends stifle and hip limb not supporting weight: retracts, adducts, and inwardly rotates hind limb	semimembranosus
extends and stabilises stifle	vastus lateralis
extends hock; flexes stifle	gastrocnemius