Muscle Action Terminology

ABDUCTOR
ADDUCTOR
DEPRESSOR
EXTENSOR
FLEXOR
LEVATOR
PRONATOR
ROTATOR
SPHINCTOR
SUPINATOR
TENSOR

This word search includes the major categories of muscle actions

Try to find all 11 words on this board.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ABDUCTOR	17	10	nw
ADDUCTOR	17	10	n
DEPRESSOR	11	11	ne
EXTENSOR	8	14	n
FLEXOR	9	6	n
LEVATOR	11	11	s
PRONATOR	9	13	s
ROTATOR	10	12	n
SPHINCTOR	12	10	s
SUPINATOR	12	10	e
TENSOR	12	16	ne