muscle worksheet: origin & insertion

Question 1

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the BRACHIALIS

Answer 1

origin: distal half of anterior surface of humerus

insertion: tuberosity & coronoid process of ulna

Question 2

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the TRICEPS BRACHII

Answer 2

origin
- long head: infraglenoid tubercle of scapula
- lateral head: posterior surface of proximal half of humerus
- medial head: posterior surface of distal half of humerus

insertion: olecranon process of ulna

Question 3

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the DELTOID

Answer 3

origin: lateral 1/3 of clavicle, acromion & spine of scapula

insertion: deltoid tuberosity

Question 4

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the PRONATOR QUADRATUS

Answer 4

origin: medial, anterior surface of distal ulna

insertion: lateral, anterior surface of distal radius

Question 5

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the SUPINATOR

Answer 5

origin: lateral epicondyle of humerus, radial collateral ligament, annular ligament, and supinator crest of the ulna

insertion: anterior, lateral surface proximal 1/3 of radial shaft

Question 6

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the GLUTEUS MAXIMUS

Answer 6

origin: coccyx, edge of sacrum, posterior iliac crest, sacrotuberus * sacroiliac ligaments

insertion: iliotibial (upper fibers) and gluteal tuberosity (lower fibers)

Question 7

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the GLUTEUS MEDIUS

Answer 7

origin: gluteal surface of ilium, between posterior & anterior gluteal lines, just below iliac crest

insertion: lateral aspect of greater trochanter

Question 8

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the RECTUS FEMORIS

Answer 8

origin: anterior inferior iliac spine

insertion: tibial tuberosity (via patella & patellar ligament)

Question 9

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the BICEPS FEMORIS?

Answer 9

origin
- long head: ischial tuberosity
- short head: lateral lip of linea aspera

insertion: head of fibula

Question 10

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the TIBIALIS ANTERIOR

Answer 10

origin: lateral condyle of tibia; proximal lateral surface of tibia & interosseous membrane

insertion: medial cuneiform & base of first metatarsal

Question 11

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the GASTROCNEMIUS

Answer 11

origin: condyles of femur, posterior surface

insertion: calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

Question 12

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the LEVATOR SCAPULAE

Answer 12

origin: transverse processes of first through fourth cervical vertebrae

insertion: medial border of scapula, between superior angle & superior portion of spine of scapula

Question 13

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the RHOMBOIDEUS MINOR

Answer 13

origin: spinous processes of C-7 and T-1

insertion: upper portion of medial border of scapula, across from spine of scapula

Question 14

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the RHOMBOIDEUS MAJOR

Answer 14

origin: spinous processes of T-2 to T-5

insertion: medial border of scapula between the spine of the scapula & inferior angle

Question 15

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the LATISSIMUS DORSI

Answer 15

origin: inferior angle of scapula, spinous processes of last 6 thoracic vertebrae, last 3-4 ribs, thoracolumnar fascia, and posterior iliac crest

insertion: intertubercular groove of the humerus

Question 16

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the GLUTEUS MINIMUS

Answer 16

origin: gluteal surface of ilium between anterior and inferior gluteal lines

insertion: anterior aspect of greater trochanter

Question 17

name the ORIGIN & INSERTION of the ILIOPSOAS

Answer 17

origin
- psoas major: bodies & transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae
- iliacus: iliac fossa

insertion: lesser trochanter