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List of muscles Flashcards

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Occipitofrontalis (frontal belly)

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Location: skin superior to supraorbital margin

Action: draws scalp anteriorly, raises eye brows and wrinkles skin of forehead horizontally as in look of surprise

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Occipitofrontalis (frontal belly)
origin + insertion

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O = epicranial aponeurosis
I = skin superior to the supraorbital margin

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Occipitofrontalis (occipital belly)

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Location: occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone

Action: draws scalp posteriorly

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Occipitofrontalis (occipital belly)
origin + insertion

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O = occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone
I = epicranial aponeurosis

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Orbicularis oris

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Location: skin at the corner of the mouth

Action: closes and protrudes lips, as in kissing; compresses lips against teeth; and shapes lips during speech

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Orbicularis oris
origin + insertion

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O = muscle fibers surrounding opening of mouth
I = skin at corner of mouth

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Platysma

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Location: mandible bends with muscles around the angle of the mouth and skin of lower face

Action: draws outer part of lip inferiorly and posteriorly as in pouting; depresses mandible

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Platysma origin + insertion

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O = fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscle
I = mandible , muscles around angle of mouth and skin of lower face

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Orbicularis oculi

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Location: medial wall of orbit. circular path around orbit

Action: closes eye

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Orbicularis oculi origin + insertion

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O = medial wall of orbit
I = circular path around orbit

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Masseter (chewer)

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Location: angle and ramus of mandible (vertical part of mandible)

Action: elevate mandible, as in closing mouth

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Masseter origin + insertion

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O = maxilla and zygomatic arch
I = angle and ramus of mandible

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Temporalis

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Location: temporal bone, coronoid process and ramus of mandible

Action: elevates and retracts the mandible

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Temporalis origin + insertion

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O = temporal bone
I = coronoid process and ramus of mandible

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Sternocleidomastoid

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location: extends from base of skull, down both sides of neck and ends a sternum

action:
- elevate sternum during exhalation
- flexing cervical portion of vertebra
- extending head at atlanto-occipital joints
- laterally flex neck and head to same side and rotate
- laterally rotate and flex neck to opposite side of contracting muscle
- posterior fibers assist in extension of the head

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Sternocleidomastoid origin + insertion

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O = sternal head of manubrium and clavicular head (medial third)

I = mastoid process of temporal bone and lateral half of superior nuchal line of occipital bone

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Serratus anterior (saw toothed)

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location: covers side of ribcage

action: abducts scapula and rotates it upward
- elevates ribs when scapula is stabilized.

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Which muscle is known as boxers muscle and what movements does it produce

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  • serratus anterior
  • horizontal arm movements such as punching or pushing
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Serratus anterior origin + insertion

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O = ribs 1- 8 or 1 - 9

I = medial/vertebral border and inferior angle of scapula

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Trapezius

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location: traps

action: superior fibers upward rotate the scapula
- middle fibers adduct the scapula
- inferior fibers depress and upward rotate the scapula
- stabilize the scapula
- superior fibers can help extend the head

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Trapezius origin + insertion

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O = superior nuchal line of occipital bone and spines of c7-t12

I = clavicle, acromion and spine of scapula

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Diaphragm

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action: inhalation - contracts causing it to flatten and increase vertical dimension of thoracic cavity

exhalation: relaxation of diaphragm causing it to move superiorly and decrease vertical dimension of thoracic cavity

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Diaphragm origin + insertion

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O = xiphoid process, costal cartilaes and adjacent portions of ribs 7-12, lumbar vertebrae and their intervertebral discs

I = central tendon

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Rectus abdominis

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Action:
- flexes vertebral column especially lumbar portion
- compresses abdomen to aide defecation and urination
- forced exhalation
- childbirth
-flexes pelvis on vertebral column

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Rectus abdominis origin + insertion

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O = pubic crest and pubic symphysis

I = cartilage of ribs 5-7 and xiphoid process

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External abdominal oblique

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Action: acts bilaterally to compress abdomen and flex vertebral column
- acts singly to laterally flex vertebral column and rotate vertebral column in lumbar portion

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External abdominal oblique origin + insertion

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O = ribs 5-12

I = iliac crest and linea alba

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Internal abdominal oblique

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Action: compress abdomen, flex vertebra, laterally flex and rotate

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Internal abdominal oblique origin + insertion

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O = iliac crest, inguinal ligament, linea alba

I = cartilage of ribs 7-10 and thoracolumbar fascia

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Transverse abdominis

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action: compresses abdomen

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Transverse abdominis origin + insertion

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O = iliac crest, inguinal ligament, lumbar fascia, and cartilages of ribs 5-10

I = xiphoid process, linea alba and pubis

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Pectoralis major

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Action: as a whole adducts and medially rotates the arm at the shoulder joint. clavicular head flexes arm and sternocostal head flexes the extended arm to the side of the trunk

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Pectoralis major origin + insertion

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O = clavicle, sternum, costal cartilages of ribs 2-6 and sometimes 1-7

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Latissmus dorsi

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Action: extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm at shoulder joint; draws arm inferiorly and posteriorly, elevates vertebral column and torso

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Latissmus dorsi origin + insertion

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O = spines of lumbar vertebra and crests of sacrum

I = intertubercal sulcus of humerus

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Deltoid

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Action:
- lateral fibers: abduct arm at shoulder joint
- anterior fibers: flex and medially rotate the arm at the shoulder joint
- posterior fibers: extend and laterally rotate the arm at the shoulder joint

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Deltoid origin + insertion

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O = acromial extremity of clavicle, acromion of scapula, spine of scapula

I = deltoid tuberosity of humerus

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Biceps brachii

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Action: flexes arm at elbow joint, supinates arm at radioulnar joint and flexes the arm at shoulder joint

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Biceps brachii origin + insertion

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O = long head: glenoid cavity, short head: coracoid process of scapula

I = radial tuberosity of radius and bicipital aponeurosis

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Brachioradialis

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action: flexes arm at elbow joint most effectively when arm is mid-pronated

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Brachioradialis origin + insertion

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O = lateral border of distal end of humerus

I = superior to styloid process of radius

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Triceps brachii

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action: extends forearm at elbow joint and extends arm at shoulder joint

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Triceps brachii origin + insertion

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O = long head; infraglenoid tubercle, lateral head; lateral posterior surface of humerus, medial head; entire posterior surface of humerus inferior to a groove for the radial nerve

I = olecranon of ulna

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Gluteus maximus

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action: extends and laterally rotates hip joint

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Gluteus maximus origin + insertion

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O = iliac crest, sacrum, coccyx, and aponeurosis sacrospinalis

I = iliotibial tract of fascia lata, and superior lateral part of linea aspera, under greater trochanter of femur

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Gluteus medius

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Action: abducts and medially rotates hip joints

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Gluteus medius origin + insertion

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O = lateral surface of ilium

I = greater trochanter of femur

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Gracilis

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Action: adducts thigh at hip joint, medially rotates thigh, and flexes leg at knee joint

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Gracilis origin + insertion

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O = body and inferior ramus of pubis

I = medial surface of body of tibia

50
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Rectus femoris (quadriceps femoris)

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action: all 4 heads extend leg at knee joint; rectus femoris muscle acting alone also flexes thigh at hip joint

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Rectus femoris origin + insertion

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O = anterior inferior iliac spine

I = patella via quadriceps tendon, tibial tuberosity via patella ligament

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Vastus lateralis

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O = greater trochanter and linea aspera of femur

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Vastus medius

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O = linea aspera of femur

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Vastus intermedius

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O = anterior and lateral surfaces of body of femur

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Biceps femoris

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action: extends thigh at hip joint
located posteriorly

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Biceps femoris origin + insertion

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O = long head; ischial tuberosity, short head; linea aspera of femur

I = head of fibula and lateral condyle of tibia

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Semitendinosus

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Action: extends thigh at hip joint
posterior medial aspect of thigh

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Semitendinosus origin + insertion

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O = ischial tiberosity

I = proximal part of tibia medial to the tibial tuberosity

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Semimembranosus

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Action: flexes leg at knee joint, and extends thigh at hip joint
- most medial

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Semimembranosus origin + insertion

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O = ischial tuberosity

I = medial condyle of tibia

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Tibialis anterior

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Action: dorsiflexes foot at ankle joint and inverts foot at intertarsal joints

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Tibialis anterior origin + insertion

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O = lateral condyle and body of tibia and interosseous membrane

I = metatarsal and first cuneiform

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Gastrocnemius

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Action: plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and flexes leg at knee joint

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Gastrocnemius origin + insertion

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O = lateral condyle of femur, medial condyle of femur, and articular capsule

I = calcaneous by way of calcaneal tendon

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Soleus

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Action: plantar flexes foot at ankle joint

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Soleus origin + insertion

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O = head of fibula and medial border of tibia

I = calcaneus by way of calcaneal tendon

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