Skeletal Muscle Flashcards
sternomastoid
Site – side of the neck
- a paired superficial muscle in the anterior portion of the neck
pectoralis major
Site - upper chest
serratus anterior
site - beside the ribs, under your shoulder
abdominal group
site -abdomen
rectus abdominis - at your tummy part
transverse abdominis - under the rectus abodiminis
external obliques - at the side of the rectus abdominis
trapezius
site - upper back
- a large superficial back muscle that resembles a trapezoid.
latissimus dorsi
site - lower back (forms part of armpit)
- a bit lower than the thoracic vertebrae
Erector spinae
site - lower back (located at the lumbar vertebrae)
Deltoid
sire - over shoulder joint
Biceps brachii
site - upper arm (front)
above humerus
Wrist Flexors
site - forearm (front if in anatomical position
the inner side of the arm
Triceps brachii
site - upper arm (rear)
below the humerus bone
Wrist extensors
site - Wrist Extensors
the upper part of the arm
Adductors
Site - inner thigh
draw the body part toward the median of the body
Sartorius
site - front of thigh
the longest muscle in the body, spanning both the hip and the knee joint in s shape
Quadriceps Group
site - front of thigh
Rectus femoris action – hip flexion
Vastus medialis (inside)action – knee extension
Vastus intermedius action – knee extension
Vastus lateralis ((outside)) action – knee extension
