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	10	15	ne
ADDUCTOR	10	15	nw
DEPRESSOR	11	11	nw
EXTENSOR	11	11	n
FLEXOR	14	13	ne
LEVATOR	14	14	s
PRONATOR	13	13	ne
ROTATOR	12	12	ne
SPHINCTOR	10	10	sw
SUPINATOR	10	10	s
TENSOR	4	16	n