what is the major function of the cremaster and dartos muscles?
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By contracting simultaneously, the dartos and cremaster muscles can elevate the testes in cold weather (or water), moving the testes closer to the body and decreasing the surface area of the scrotum to retain heat.
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["Mobility. The muscular system's main function is to allow movement. ... ", 'Stability. Muscle tendons stretch over joints and contribute to joint stability. ... ', 'Posture. ... ', 'Circulation. ... ', 'Respiration. ... ', 'Digestion. ... ', 'Urination. ... ', 'Childbirth.']
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The psoas major muscle is part of the iliopsoas muscle, the strongest hip flexor in the human body, and belongs to the inner hip muscles. It originates from the 1st to 4rd lumbar vertebrae, the costal processes of all lumbar vertebrae and the 12th thoracic vertebrae and inserts at the lesser trochanter of the femur.
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When the temperature is too low, the tunica dartos muscle contracts, causing the scrotal skin to wrinkle, and thus the scrotum has a smaller surface area for heat loss. Cold-induced contraction of the cremaster muscle also raises the testes to bring them closer to the warmer groin region.
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Function. Along with the soleus muscle, the gastrocnemius forms half of the calf muscle. Its function is plantar flexing the foot at the ankle joint and flexing the leg at the knee joint.
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The transversus abdominus also plays an important role in maintaining a toned abdominal wall. You engage this muscle when coughing, sneezing, or exhaling forcibly. Unlike the other three abdominal muscles, the transversus doesn't move your spine.
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The majority of the anterior abdominal wall is formed by the rectus abdominis muscle. ... The muscles of the anterior abdominal wall are largely involved in protecting the contents of the abdominal cavity, but also function to move the trunk and assist in other bodily functions.
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The gastrocnemius is the larger calf muscle, forming the bulge visible beneath the skin. The gastrocnemius has two parts or "heads," which together create its diamond shape. The soleus is a smaller, flat muscle that lies underneath the gastrocnemius muscle.
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Striated muscles are highly organized tissues (Fig. 1) that convert chemical energy to physical work. The primary function of striated muscles is to generate force and contract in order to support respiration, locomotion, and posture (skeletal muscle) and to pump blood throughout the body (cardiac muscle).
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['Produce skeletal movement. - Contractions pull tendons, move bones.', 'Maintain posture and body position. - By tension in skeletal muscles.', 'Support soft tissues. - Support organs, shield internal tissues.', 'Guard entrances and exits. ... ', 'Maintain body temperature. ... ', 'Store nutrient reserves.']
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Latissimus dorsi works collaboratively with the teres major and pectoralis major to perform actions of the upper extremity. Together, these muscles will work to adduct, medially rotate and extend the arm at the glenohumeral joint.
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The branchiomeric muscle is derived from cranial mesoderm and controls facial expression, pharyngeal and laryngeal function, operating the jaw. The muscle begins its development with the differentiation of the muscle cells and ends with the mature muscle.
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Their primary action is adduction of the thigh, as in squeezing the thighs together; they also aid in rotation and flexion of the thigh. Other muscles named for this function include the adductor pollicis, which draws in and opposes the thumb, and the adductor hallucis, which acts on the great toe.
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Cranial nerve XI innervates the motor function of the trapezius. The function of the trapezius is to stabilize and move the scapula. The upper fibers can elevate and upwardly rotate the scapula and extend the neck.
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Two muscles - the triceps brachii and anconeus - act as the extensors of the forearm. The triceps brachii is a long muscle that runs posterior to the humerus from the scapula to the olecranon of the ulna.
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Motor Functions The axillary nerve innervates teres minor and deltoid muscles. Teres minor - part of the rotator cuff muscles which act to stabilise the glenohumeral joint. It acts to externally rotate the shoulder joint and is innervated by the posterior terminal branch of the axillary nerve.
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Function. The primary actions of this muscle include the stabilization, depression, abduction or protraction, internal rotation and downward rotation of the scapula. It elevates the ribs for deep inspiration when the pectoral girdle is fixed or elevated.