Muscle Action Terminology

ABDUCTOR
ADDUCTOR
DEPRESSOR
EXTENSOR
FLEXOR
LEVATOR
PRONATOR
ROTATOR
SPHINCTOR
SUPINATOR
TENSOR

This word search includes the major categories of muscle actions

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ABDUCTOR	5	10	se
ADDUCTOR	5	10	ne
DEPRESSOR	11	11	nw
EXTENSOR	14	14	n
FLEXOR	13	14	se
LEVATOR	14	14	e
PRONATOR	13	13	sw
ROTATOR	12	12	e
SPHINCTOR	10	10	e
SUPINATOR	10	10	w
TENSOR	16	10	n