Muscles Flashcards
Front of upper arm
Biceps brachii
Groin on inside of thigh
Adductor longus
Outside back of thigh
Biceps femoris
Side of upper arm
Brachialis
Upper arm, over elbow, to thumb side
BrachioRADIALis
Cheek bone, allows jaw to move side to side
Buccinator
Shoulder muscle
Deltoid
Front side of forearm, straightens fingers
Extensor digitorum
Side/front of shin, straightens toes
Extensor digitorum longus
Back of forearm, extends wrist
Flexor carpi
Front of forearm, flexes fingers (fist)
Flexor digitorum
Forehead muscle
Frontalis
Calf muscle
Gastrocnemius
Buttocks
Gluteus Maximus
Side of hip
Gluteus medius
Long, skinny groin muscle. Runs down to knee
Gracilis
Middle of side of belly
Internal abdominal oblique
Back of forearm, extends wrist
Extensor carpi
Outermost layer on side of belly
External abdominal oblique
Top of ilium to front of femur, raises leg
Iliopsoas
Big “v” on back
Latissimus dorsi
Cheek bone, moves up and down
Masseter
Circular muscle around eye
Obicularis oculi
Circular muscle around mouth
Obicularis oris
Back/base of skull
Occipitalis
Chest muscle
Pectoralis major
Front of neck
Platysma
Inside of elbow to thumb side
Pronator teres
Down center of belly
Rectus abdominus
Down center of thigh
Rectus femoris
Outside of hip, crosses over thigh, attaches to inside of knee
Sartorius
Back of thigh on inside, bottom
Semimembranosous
Back of thigh on inside, sits on top
Semitendinosous
Underneath armpit, bumpy
Serratus anterior
“V” to heel on back of leg
Soleus
Muscle on neck, pulls to side
Sternocleidomastoid
Shoulder blade to arm
Teres
Center of lower leg over shin bone
Tibialis anterior
Neck, to shoulder, to back
Trapezius
Deepest layer on side of belly
Transverse abdominal oblique
Back of upper arm
Triceps brachii
Outside front of thigh
Vastus lateralis
Inside front of thigh
Vastus medialis