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	15	e
ADDUCTOR	15	19	w
DEPRESSOR	11	11	nw
EXTENSOR	14	14	w
FLEXOR	17	12	sw
LEVATOR	14	14	ne
PRONATOR	13	13	n
ROTATOR	12	12	n
SPHINCTOR	10	10	w
SUPINATOR	10	10	sw
TENSOR	4	10	s