Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 6
Muscular System
Muscular System
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The body system that covers, shapes, and
supports the skeletal tissue
It contracts and moves various parts of the
body
Cosmetologists Limited to:
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Voluntary muscles
Arms, hands, lower legs, feet
Myology
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The science of the nature, structure, function,
and diseases of the muscles
Muscle
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600 muscles
40% of body’s weight
Fibrous tissue that have the ability to stretch
and contract according to the demands of the
body’s movements
Striated Muscles
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Skeletal or voluntary muscles
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Legs, arms, face etc.
Striped
What we work over and are concerned about
Attached to the bones and are controlled by
will
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Create heat and energy for the body during
muscle contractions
Assist in maintaining posture
Protect some internal organs
Nonstriated Muscles
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Involuntary, visceral
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Diaphragm etc.
Smooth (not striped)
 Function automatically, without
conscious will, without thought or
control
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Found in internal organs of digestive and
respiratory systems
Cardiac Muscle
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Involuntary muscle that is the heart
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Not found anywhere else in the body
Origin
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Part of the muscle that does not move
Fixed attachment to a bone or ligament
Direction of movement is from the insertion of
the muscle to the origin of the muscle
Insertion
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Part of the muscle at the more movable
attachment to the bone or ligament
Belly or Body
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Middle part of the muscle
Muscle tissue can be stimulated
by:
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Massage
Electrical current
Light rays
Dry heat
Moist heat
Nerve impulses
Chemicals
Muscles of the scalp
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Epicranius – broad muscle that covers
the top of the skull
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Occipitalis – back of the head
 draws
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the scalp backward
Frontalis – front of head
 muscle
that raises the eyebrows
 Draws the scalp forward
 Causes wrinkles across the forehead
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Superior – above
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Inferior – below
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Anterior – front
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Posterior - back
Muscles of the ear
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Auricularis superior –
Muscle above the ear that draws the ear
upward
 Auricularis Anterior –
– Muscle in front of the ear that draws the
ear forward
 Auricularis Posterior –
– Muscle behind the ear that draws the ear
backward
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Muscle of Mastication (chewing)
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Masseter –
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Long broad muscle on the sides of the
chin - in front of the ear, to aid in chewing
Temporalis –
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Muscle on sides of head above the ear
and behind the eyes to aid the masseter in
chewing
Muscles of the Neck
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Platysma –
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Broad muscle extending from the chest
and shoulder muscles to the side of the
chin
Responsible for lowering the lower jaw
and lip
Sternocleidomastoideus –
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Muscle of the neck that lowers and rotates
the head
Muscles of the Eyebrow
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Corrugator –
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located beneath the frontalis and
orbicularis oculi
Draws the eyebrow down
Wrinkles the forehead vertically
Orbicularis oculi –
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Ring of muscle of the eye socket
Enables you to close your eyes
Muscles of the Nose
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Procerus
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Covers the bridge of the nose
Lowers the eyebrows
Causes wrinkles across the bridge of the
nose
Other –
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Nasal muscles contract and expand the
opening of the nostrils
Muscles of the Mouth
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Mentalis
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Elevates the lower lip
Raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin
Orbicularis Oris
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Flat band around the mouth
Compresses, contracts, puckers and
wrinkles the lips - kissing
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Risorius
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Muscle that draws the corner of the mouth
out and back as in grinning
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Triangularis
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Muscle extending alongside the chin
Pulls down the corner of the mouth
Zygomaticus
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Muscles extending from the zygomatic
bone to the angle of the mouth
Elevate the lip as in laughing
Muscles that attach the arms to
the body
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Latissimus Dorsi
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Broad, flat superficial muscle covering the
back of the neck and upper and middle
region of the back
Controlling the shoulder blade and the
swinging movements of the arm
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Pectoralis major/pectoralis minor
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Muscles of the chest that assist the
swinging movements of the arm
Serratus Anterior
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Muscle of the chest that assists in
breathing and in raising the arm
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Trapezius
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Muscle that covers the back of the neck
and upper and middle region of the back
Rotates and controls swinging movements
of the arm
Muscles of the Shoulder and Arm
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Biceps
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Two (2) headed muscle
Muscle producing the contour of the front
and inner side of the upper arm
Lift the forearm
Flex elbow
Turn the palms outward
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Deltoids
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Large triangular muscle covering the
shoulder joint
Allows the arm to extend outward and to
the side of the body
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Triceps
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Three (3) headed muscle
Large muscle that covers the entire back
of the upper arm
Extends the forearm
Forearm muscles
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Extensors
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Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand,
and fingers to form a straight line
Flexors
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Extensor muscles of the wrist
Involved in bending the wrist
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Pronators
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Muscle that turn the hand inward so that
the palm faces downward
Supinators
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Muscle of the forearm that rotates the
radius outward and the palm upward
Muscles of the Hand
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Abductors
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Adductors
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Muscle that separate the fingers
Muscles at the base of each finger that
draw fingers together
Opponent muscles
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Muscles in the palm that act to bring the
thumb toward the fingers
Muscles of the Lower Leg and
Foot
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Extensor Digitorum Longus
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Bends the foot up and extends the toes
Tibialis Anterior
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Covers the front of the shin
Bends the foot upward and inward
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Peroneus Longus
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Covers the outer side of the calf
Inverts the foot
Turns it outward
Peroneus Brevis
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Originates in the lower surface of the fibula
Bends the foot down and out
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Gastrocnemius
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Attached to the lower rear surface of the
heel
Pulls the foot down
Soleus
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Originates in the upper portion of the fibula
Bends the foot down
Muscles of the Foot
Extensors Digitorum Brevis
 Abductor Hallucis
 Flexor Brevis
 Abductor
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Muscles move the toes and help maintain
balance while walking and standing