Muscles Flashcards
Pectoralis major
Breast muscle
Deltoid
Front shoulder/side muscle
Biceps
Inside of under arm
Palmaris longus
Inside of forearm
Flexor carpi radialis
Middle of forearm
Brachioradialis
Top of forearm
Sternocleidomastoid
Neck muscle
Trapezius
Between neck and shoulder
Rectus abdominis
Center abs where a 6 pack would show (global stabilization)
Serratus anterior
Outside muscle where ribs are
External oblique
Lower outside ab (global stabilization)
Gluteus medius
Muscle around hip (global stabilization)
Tensor fasciae Latoe
Muscle right below hip in front
Pectineus
Inside of thigh
Rectus femoris
Center thigh
Sartorius
Inner thigh
Gracilis
Inner thigh high near vagina
Adductor longus
Lower part of pectineus running in the inner thigh
Tibialis anterior
Outer shin
Gastrocnemius
Upper calf
Soleus
Lower calf
Exterior Hallucis brevis
Center of foot
Extensor digitorum brevis
Outside of foot
Peroneus longus
Outside of lower leg near knee
Vastus medialis
Inner thigh above knee
Vastus lateralis
Outside of thigh right above knee
Gluteus medius
Upper butt near hip
Gluteus maximus
Butt
Thoracic-lumbar fascia
Lower center back
Deltoid
Back of shoulder, back upper arm
Rhomboid
Back where chest is on front
Teres major
Under armpit on back
Triceps
Middle of upper arm on the outside
Latissimus dorsi
Back on sides upper arm pit and down, largest muscle in upper body responsible for extension adduction and transverse extension, flex ion from an extended position and interval rotation of the shoulder (movement system of core)
Extensor digiti minimi
Running outside forearm
Extensor carpi radialis
Top of forearm
Extensor digitorum
Top of forearm above wrist
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Inside forearm
Semitendinosis
Inner upper thigh
Biceps femoris
Outside upper thigh
Semimembranosus
Inner thigh on back near knee joint
Quadratics lumborum
Left and right posterior abdominal wall (global stabilization)
Interval obliques
(Local stabilization) muscle found on the lateral side of abdomen
Psoas major
Long thick fusiform muscle located in the lumbar region of the truck, belongs to the inner muscles of the hip group (global stabilization)
Transverse abdominis
(Local stabilization) muscle of the front and side (anterior and lateral) ab wall
Diaphragm
(Local stabilization) muscle separating the thorax from the abs
Quadriceps
(Movement system core) located where femoris muscle is, large muscle in front of thigh
Lumbar multifidus
Stabilized of the lumbar spine, runs along spine (local stabilization)
Hip flexors
(Movement system core) runs in front of leg near hip
Adductor complex
Includes longus, magnus, and brevis used to adduct the femur at the hip joint. All located in inner thigh (global stabilization)
Hamstring complex
(Core movement system) upper thigh
Pelvic floor muscles
(Local stabilization) located around lower back and butt
