Muscle ID and Actions Flashcards
ID all the pins
Orange - vastus intermedius
Green - vastus lateralis
Purple - Sartorius
White – gracilius
Yellow – rectus
Red - vastus medialis
ID each number
[cat leg]

- Vastus medialis
- Sartorius
- Vastus Lateralis
- Vastus Intermedius
- Rectus Femorus
ID each number
For Number 2, what is deep to the gracilis?

- Sartorius
- Gracilis
- Adductors are deep to this
ID each number
[posterior cat thigh]

1-3 make up the hamstring
- Semimembranosis
- Semitendinosus
- Biceps Femoris
- Vastus Lateralis
ID each number
[cat shoulder/back]

Trapezius muscle (1-3)
- Clavotrapezius
- Acrotrapezius
- Spinotrapezius
ID each number
[this is the cat’s back and right arm. Head is at top of picture]

- Clavotrapezius
- Acrotrapezius
- Spinotrapezius
- Levator Scapulae
- Clavodeltoid
- Acromiodeltoid
- Spinodeltoid
ID each number
[cat back. Head is at left of pic. Left arm is at bottom of pic]

- Rhomboideus Muscles
- Subscapularis
ID each number
[back of cat shown; notice the cat’s scapular region]

- Supraspinatous
- Infraspinatous
- Teres Major
ID each number (note that 4-6 are “same”)

- Acromiotrapezius
- Levator Scaupulae Ventralis
- Teres Major
- Tricep lateral
- Tricep long head
- Tricep medial
- Brachialis
- Clavodeltoid
- Anconeus
ID each number
List O, I, A

- Rectus Abdominis:
- External Oblique:
- Internal Oblique:
- Transverse Abdominis:
- External Oblique:
ID each Number

- Latissimus Dorsi
- Spinotrapezius
- Acromiotrapezius
- Spinodeltoid
- Clavotrapezius
- Clavodeltoid
- Acromiodeltoid
- Levator Scapulae
ID each number

- Biceps Femoris
- Tensor Fasciae Latae
- Gluteus Medius
- Glueus Maximus
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
ID each number

- ClavoTrapezius
- Levator Scapula
- Acromiotrapezius
- Spinotrapezius
- Clavodeltoid
- Acromiodeltoid
- Spinodeltoid
ID each number

- Gluteus maximus
- Biceps Femoris
- Semitendinosis
- Gluteus medius
- Tensor Fasciae latae
- Sartorius
- Vastus Lateralis

ID each number

- Pectoralis Major
- Pectoralis Minor
- Rectus Abdominis
- Serratus Ventralis
ID each number

- Digastricus
- Suprahyoid
- Infrahyoid
- Pectoralis Major
- Masseter
- Sternomastoid
- Clavotrapezius
- Temporalis (on top, temporal region of the cat head)
Hip Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Gluteus Medius:
- ABD, MR: Femur
- Antagonist: femoral adductors
- Tensor Fasciae Latae:
- Flex, ABD, MR Femur
- Antagonist: Sartorius
- Gluteus Maximus:
- Extend, ABD, LR Femur
- Antagonist: Iliopsoas
- Synergist: Sartorius
- Sartorius
- Flex, ABD, LR Femur
- Antagonist: Hamstring
- Synergist: Rectus Femoris
Iliopsoas
- Flex femur
- Antagonist: Hamstring
- Synergist: Rectus Femoris
Quadriceps Femoris. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Vastus Lateralis
- Extend Leg
- Antagonist: Hamstring
- Synergist: other quad
- Vastus Intermedius (under rectus)
- [same as vastus lateralis]
- Vastus Medialis [not listed]
- Rectus Femoris
- Extend Leg and Flex Hip
- Antagonist: Hamstring
- Synergist: other Quad
Medial Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Gracilis
- Flex and MR leg. ADD Femur
- Antagonist: Quad
- Synergist: Adductors
- Adductors (deep to gracilis)
- ADD Femur
- Antagonist: Gluteals
- Synergist: Gracilis
Hamstrings. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Biceps Femoris
- Extend Femur, Flex Leg
- Antagonist: Quad
- Synergist: Glut. Max.
- Semitendinosus
- [same as femoris]
- Semimembranosus
- [same as femoris]
Axioscapular Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist. (3 and 4 just ID)

- Trapezius
- Retract Scapula
- Antagonist: Serratus Ventralis
- Synergist: Rhomboids
- Serratus Ventralis
- Protract Scapula
- Antagonist: Trapezius
- Synergist: Pectoralis Minor
- Levator Scapulae
- Rhomboideus
Superficial Shoulder. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Deltoid
- ABD shoulder
- Antagonist: Latissimus Dorsi
- Synergist: Supraspinatus
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Extend, MR, ADD Humerus
- Antagonist: Deltoid
- Synergist: Teres Major
- Pectoralis Muscle
- ADD, MR Humerus
- Antagonist: Teres Major
- Synergist: Supraspinatous
- Pectoralis Minor
- Protract Scapula
- Antagonist: Trapezius
- Synergist: Serratus Ventralis
Deep shoulder muscle. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Supraspinatus
- ABD humerus
- Antagonist: Latissimus Dorsi
- Synergist: Deltoid
- Infraspinatus
- LR Humerus
- Antagonist: Subscapularis
- Synergist: Teres Minor
- Teres Major
- MR, ADD, extend Humerus
- Antagonist: Infraspinatus
- Synergist: Subscapularis
- Subscapularis
- MR humerus
- Antagonist: Infraspinatus
- Synergist: Teres Major
Extensor Brachial Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Triceps Brachii
- Extend Ulna
- Antagonist: Biceps Brachii
- Synergist: Anconeus
- Anconeus
- Extend Elbow
- Antagonist: Bicep Brachii
- Synergist: Triceps Brachii
Flexor Arm Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.
- Biceps Brachii (inner view)
- Flex Shoulder, Flex and supinate forearm
- Antagonist: Triceps Brachii
- Synergist: Brachialis
- Brachialis (outer view)
- Flex Ulna
- Antagonist: Triceps Brachii
- Synergist: Biceps Brachii

Vertebral Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- Erector Spinae
- Extend Trunk
- Antagonist: Rectus Abdominis\
- No synergist
- Splenius
- LR, L flex neck
- Antagonist: Sternocleidomastoid
- No synergist
Thoracic Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- External Intercostals
- Elevate Ribs
- Antagonist: Internal Intercostals
- Internal Intercostals
- Depress Ribs
- Antagonist: External Intercostals
- Scalenes
- Elevate Ribs
- Antagonist: Internal Intercostals
- Synergist: External Intercostals
- Diaphragm
Abdominal Muscles. Label and Give actions/antagonist/synergist.

- External Oblique (top-most layer)
- Rotate, Flex Trunk
- Antagonist: Internal Oblique
- Synergist: Rectus Abdominis
- Internal Oblique
- Rotate, Flex Trunk
- Antagonist: External Oblique
- Synergist: Rectus Abdominis
- Rectus Abdominis
- Flex Trunk
- Antagonist: Erector Spinae
- Synergist: External and Internal Oblique
- Transversus Abdominis (under internal)
- Compress Abdomen
- No antagonist
- Synergist: All Abdominals