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Muscles (Origins, Insertions, & Actions) Flashcards

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Orbicularis oculi muscle

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Origin: orbit
Insertion: skin of eyelid
Action: Closes eyes, squints eyes

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Orbicularis oris muscle

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Origin: Maxilla and mandible
Insertion: Muscle and skin of lips
Action: Closes lips, purses lips

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Temporalis muscle

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Origin: Temporal fossa
Insertion: Mandible (coronoid process)
Action: Closes jaw, elevates and retracts mandible

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Zygomaticus muscles (major and minor)

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Origin: Zygomatic bone
Insertion: Corners of mouth
Action: raises corners of mouth (smiling muscle)

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Epicranius muscle (aka occipitofrontalis)

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Has two bellies (frontal and occipital)
Frontal belly origin: epicranial aponeurosis
Frontal belly insertion: skin of brow line
Frontal belly action: raises eyebrows
Occipital belly origin: occipital and temporal bones
Occipital belly insertion: epicranial aponeurosis
Occipital belly action: fixes aponeurosis and pulls scalp posteriorly

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Sternocleidomastoid muscle

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Major and minor
Origins: sternum and clavicle
Insertion: mastoid process of temporal bone
Action of both: flexes neck
Action of one: rotates head
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Digastric muscle (THE digastric muscle)

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Digastric means has two bellies
Origin: mandible and mastoid process (deep to the mandible, not superficial)
Insertion: hyoid
Action: elevates hyoid, depresses mandible (chewing)

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Masseter muscle

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Origin: zygomatic arch
Insertion: mandible
Action: elevates mandible - main mover of jaw closure

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Splenius muscle

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Origin: cervical and thoracic spine
Insertion: occipital bone
Action: extends head and neck
*Deep to the trapezius muscle

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Erector spinae muscle

has multiple parts, but we don’t need to get more specific than that

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Origin: pelvis and interior spine
Insertion: superior spine and ribs
Action: extends spine

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External intercostal muscles

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Origins: superior ribs
Insertions: inferior ribs
Action: elevate ribs (inhale)

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Internal intercostal muscles

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Origins: inferior ribs
Insertions: superior ribs
Actions: depress ribs (exhale)

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Rectus abdominis muscle

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Origin: anterior pubis
Insertions: xiphoid process and ribs
Action: flexes spine

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External oblique muscle

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Origin: anterior ribs
Insertion: linea alba and pelvis
Action: flexes and rotates spine

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Internal oblique muscle

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Origin: lumbar fascia and pelvis
Insertion: linea alba and ribs
Action: flexes and rotates spine (same as external oblique)

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Transversus abdominis muscle

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Origins: ribs, lumbar fascia, and pelvis
Insertion: linea alba
Action: compresses abdomen

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Diaphragm muscle

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Origin: inferior border of ribs and sternum
Insertion: central tendon
Action: inspiration

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Trapezius muscle

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Origins: occipital bone, and cervical and thoracic vertebrae
Insertions: clavicle and scapula
Actions: extends head, moves scapula

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Levator scapulae muscle

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Origin: cervical vertebrae
Insertion: scapula
Action: elevates scapula
*Deep to trapezius

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Rhomboid major and minor muscles

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Origins: cervical and thoracic vertebrae
Insertion: scapula
Action: adduct (retract) scapula
*Deep to trapezius
*Both major and minor are inferior to Levator Scapulae
*Minor (thin) is superior to major (thick)

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Serratus anterior muscle

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Origin: lateral ribs
Insertion: scapula
Action: anchors scapula to ribs (protracts)
*Wraps around the sides of the body to anchor the ribs to the scapula

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Pectoralis minor muscle

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Origin: anterior ribs
Insertion: scapula
Action: depresses scapula
*Deep to pectoralis major

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Pectoralis major muscle

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Origins: sternum, ribs, and clavicle
Insertion: humerus
Action: flexes and adducts shoulder

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Latissimus dorsi muscle

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Origin: thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and pelvis
Insertion: Humerus
Action: extends and adducts shoulder

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Teres major muscle

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Origin: inferior scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: extends and adducts shoulder

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Teres minor muscle

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Origin: infraspinous fossa of scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: laterally rotates shoulder

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Subscapularis muscle

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Origin: subscapular fossa of scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: medially rotates the shoulder

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Supraspinatus muscle

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Origin: supraspinous fossa
Insertion: humerus
Action: abducts shoulder

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Infraspinatus muscle

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Origin: infraspinous fossa
Insertion: humerus
Action: laterally rotates shoulder

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Deltoid muscle

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Origin: clavicle and scapula
Insertion: deltoid tuberosity of humerus (DELTOID)
Action: abducts, flexes, and extends shoulder

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Biceps brachii muscle

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Origin: scapula
Insertion: radial tuberosity
Action: flexion of forearm, supination

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Brachialis muscle

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Origin: anterior humerus
Insertion: coronoid process of ulna
Action: flexes elbow

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Triceps brachii muscle

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Origins: posterior humerus and scapula
Insertion: olecranon process of ulna
Action: extends elbow

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Flexor compartment muscles

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Origin: Anterior antebrachium
Insertions: carpals and phalanges
Action: flex wrist and fingers

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Extensor compartment muscles

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Origin: posterior antebrachium
Insertions: carpals and phalanges
Action: extend wrist and fingers

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Gluteus maximus muscle

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Origin: posterior pelvis
Insertion: gluteal tuberosity of femur
Action: extends hip

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Gluteus medius muscle

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Origin: lateral ilium
Insertion: greater trochanter of femur
Action: abducts hip

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Tensor fasciae lata muscle

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Origin: anterior ilium
Insertion: fascia latte (aka iliotibial tract)
Action: flexes and abducts hip, tenses fascia lata so that the knee and trunk are steady on the thigh

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Sartorius muscle

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Origin: anterior ilium
Insertion medial tibia
Action: flexes hip and knee

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Adductors: Magnus, longus, and brevis

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Origin: pubis
Insertion: medial femur
Action: adduct hip

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Gracilis muscle

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Origin: pubis
Insertion: medial tibia
Action: adducts hip, flexes knee (esp. during walking)

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Rectus femoris muscle (quad)

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One of the quadriceps muscles
Origin: anterior ilium
Insertion: patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
Action: extends knee, flexes thigh at hip
*Superficial one of the 4 quadriceps

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Vastus lateralis muscle (quad)

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Origin: lateral femur
Insertion: patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
Action: extends knee

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Vastus medialis muscle (quad)

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Origin: medial femur
Insertion: patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
Action: extends knee

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Vastus intermedius muscle (quad)

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Origin: anterior femur
Insertion: patellar ligament to tibial tuberosity
Action: extends knee

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Biceps femoris muscle (hamstring)

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Origin: ischial tuberosity and femur
Insertions: fibula and lateral tibia
Actions: flexes knee, extends hip

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Semitendinosus muscle (hamstring)

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Origin: ischial tuberosity
Insertion: medial tibia
Action: flexes knee, extends hip

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Semimembranosus muscle (hamstring)

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Origin: ischial tuberosity
Insertion: medial tibia
Action: flexes knee and extends hip

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Gastrocnemius muscle

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Origin: posterior femoral condyles
Insertion: calcaneus (via calcaneal tendon)
Action: plantar flexion, helps flex knee
*Superficial to soleus muscle

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Soleus muscle

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Origin: posterior fibula and tibia
Insertion: calcaneus (via calcaneal tendon)
Action: plantar flexion
*Deep to gastrocnemius muscle

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Fibularis muscles (2)

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Origin: fibula
Insertion: lateral tarsals and metatarsals
Actions: plantar flexion and eversion

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Tibialis posterior muscles

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Origin: posterior tibia
Insertion: medial tarsals
Action: plantar flexion and inversion
*Deep to soleus muscle

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Flexor digitorum longus muscle

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Origin: posterior tibia
Insertions: phalanges
Action: flexes toes

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Tibialis anterior

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Origin: anterior tibia
Insertion: tarsus and metatarsus
Action: dorsiflexion

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Extensor digitorum longus muscle

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Origin: anterior tibia and fibula
Insertions: phalanges
Action: extends toes

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