Picture
Name
Orbicularis Oculi
Orbicularis Oris
Zygomaticus
Platysma
Location
A ringlike
band of
muscle,
called a
sphincter
muscle, that
surrounds
the eye. It
lies in the
subcutaneous
tissue of the
eyelid
 Sphincter
muscle that
surrounds
the lips.
Function
 Closes eye
in blinking
 It also aids
in the
compressin
g the tear
glands
 Extends from
the
zygomatic
arch
downward to
the corner of
the mouth
 Raises
corner of
mouth
when
smiling
and
laughing
Thin sheet like
superficial neck
muscle
 The “Pucker
Up” Muscle
 Closes and
puckers the
lips.
 Often called
the “kissing
muscle”
 Plays a role
in facial
expression.
 Tenses skin
of neck.
(e.g. during
shaving)
Picture
Frontalis
 Lies over the
frontal bone
 Wrinkles
forehead
Sternocleidomastoid
 Long muscle
in the side of
the neck that
extends
upward from
the thorax to
the base of
the skull
behind the
ear
 Praying
Muscle
 Pulls head
to one side
 A thick
flattened
muscle that
can be felt
just in front
of the ear
when the
teeth are
clenched
 Elevates
mandible
 Closes
mouth
 “The
Chewer”
Masseter
Buccinator
 Thin,
horizontal
cheek
muscles;
Draws corner
of mouth
laterally,
compresses
cheek , well
developed in
nursing infants.
Blower or
Whistler!!
Picture
Name
Trapezius
Location
A large triangular
muscle in the upper
back that extends
horizontally from the
base of the skill and the
cervical thoracic
vertebrae to the
shoulder
Function
Rotates scapula.
Rhomboideus Connects the upper Raises the scapula
Serratus
anterior
Pectoralis
Major
thoracic vertebrae
to the scapula.
and adducts
A
broad curved
muscle located on
the side of the chest
Arises from narrow
strips on the upper
ribs and extends
along the medial wall
of the axilla to the
ventral surface of the
scapula
Pulls
A thick fan
shaped muscle
located in the
upper chest.
Adducts and
medially rotates
humerus; draws
scapula anteriorly
and inferiorly.
scapula
anteriorly and
downward
Used to thrust the
shoulder forward
when pushing
something
Extends from the
center of the thorax
Pulls the arm
through the armpit forward and
to the humerus
across the chest.
Picture
Name
Pectoralis
Minor
Teres Major
Location
 Located
UNDER
the
Pectoralis
Major
Connects the
scapula to the
humerus.
Function
Medially rotates
and adducts
arm.
Stabilizes
shoulder joint
Teres Minor
Small muscle
connecting the
scapula to the
humerus.
Rotates arm
laterally
Infraspinatus
Occupies the
depression
below the spine
of the scapula
on its posterior
surface.
Attach the
scapula to the
humerus; helps
to hold humeral
head in glenoid
cavity of
scapula.
Laterally
rotate arm
Picture
Name
Location
It is a
wide,
triangular
muscle that
curves
upward
from the
lower back,
around the
sides, and to
the armpit.
Function
Extends,
adducts, and
rotates arm, pulls
shoulder down or
back
Deltoid
It is a thick,
triangular
muscle that
covers the
shoulder
joint.
Abducts, extends,
and flexes the arm
Biceps
brachii
It is a
Flexes forearm
fleshy
at elbow
muscle that
Rotates hand
forms a
laterally
long,
rounded
mass on the
anterior
side of the
arm
Connects
the scapula
to the radius
and
(just the bottom
part of the
picture)
Latissimus
dorsi
Brachialis
A large
muscle
beneath the
biceps
brachii
Connects
the shaft of
the humerus
to the ulna
Flexes forearm at
elbow
Picture
Name
Brachio-radialis
Location
Connects the
humerus to
the radius.
Triceps
Brachii
Has
(this is the arm)
Runs
Extensor
Digitorum
Function
Flexes forearm at
elbow
three
It is the primary
heads and is
extensor of the
the only
elbow.
muscle on the Flexes forearm at
back of the
elbow
arm
Connects the
humerus and
scapula to the
ulna
Extends the fingers.
medially along Extends hand at
the back of
wrist joint
the forearm.
Connects
the
humerus to
the posterior
surface of the
phalanges.
Obliques
Picture
Name
Location
straplike
muscle that
connects the
pubic bones to
the ribs and
sternum.
Function
Rectus
Abdominis
Long,
Biceps femoris
Has 2 heads, one
attaches to the
ischium and the other
attached to the femur.
Passes along the
back of the thigh on
the lateral side and
connects to the
proximal ends of the
fiubla and tibia.
Flexes
Hamstring
Muscle
Semitendinosus
Long bandlike
muscle on the
back of the thigh
toward the medial
side, connecting
the ischium to the
proximal end of
the tibia.
Flexes
Hamstring
Muscle
the
Flexes
most
medially located
Semimembranosus muscle in the
back of the thigh;
it connects the
ischium to the
tibia.
Tenses
abdominal wall
Compresses
contents
Flexes vertebral
column
and
rotates leg
laterally and
extends thigh.
1 of the
hamstring
muscles
and
rotates the leg
medially and
extends the thigh
and
rotates the leg
medially and
extends the thigh
Picture
Name
Location
elongated,
straplike muscle
that passes
obliquely across
the front of the
thigh and then
descends over
the medial side
of the knee.
Connects the
ilium to the tibia
and flexes the
leg and the
thigh.
Function
leg and
thigh
Abducts and
rotates thigh
laterally
Sartorius
An
Flexes
Rectus Femoris
Occupies the
front and sides
of the thigh and
is the primary
extensor of the
knee
Extends leg at
knee
(give me the
muscle on the
inside of the leg)
Occupies the
front and sides
of the thigh and
is the primary
extensor of the
knee
Extends leg at
knee
Occupies the
front and sides
of the thigh and
is the primary
Vastus Lateralis extensor of the
knee
Extends leg at
knee
Vastus Medialis
(give me the
muscle on the
outside of the leg)
Picture
Name
Gluteus
Maximus
Location
The largest
muscle in the
body and covers
a large part of
each buttock
Connects the
ilium, sacrum,
and coccyx to the
femur by fascia
of the thigh and
extends the
thigh.
Function
Extends thigh
at hip, helps to
straighten the
lower limb, also
used to raise the
body from a
sitting position
Gluteus
Medius
Partly covered
Abducts and
by the gluteus
rotates thigh
maxium.
medially
Its fibers extend
from the ilium to
the femur
Adductor
Longus
A long
triangular muscle
that runs from
the pubic bone to
the femur
Adducts,
flexes, and
rotates thigh
laterally
Adductor
Magnus
A long
triangular muscle
that runs from
the pubic bone to
the femur
Adducts,
flexes, and
rotates thigh
laterally
Picture
Name
Gracilis
(this is leg)
Extensor
Digitorum
Longus
Tibialis
anterior
Location
A long
straplike
muscle that
passes from
the pubic
bone to the
tibia.
Function
Adducts thigh
Flexes leg at
knee
This is
situated
along the
lateral side of
the leg just
behind the
tibialis
anterior.
Dorsiflexion
and eversion of
the foot
Extension of
toes
An
Dorsiflexion
elongated,
spindleshaped
muscle
located on
the front of
the leg
Arises from
the tibia,
passes
medially over
the distal end
of the tibia,
and attaches
to b ones of
the foot
and inversion of
foot
Gastrocnemius
Picture
Name
On the back
of the leg
forms part of
the calf.
Plantar flexion
of foot and
flexion of leg at
knee
Gastrocnemius
Location
On the back of
the leg forms
part of the calf.
Function
Plantar flexion
of foot and flexion
of leg at knee
(This is the leg)
A
Plantar
Soleus
thick, flat
muscle located
beneath the
gastrocnemius
and together
these two
muscles from
the calf of the
leg
Arises from the
tibia and fibula
and extends to
the heel
foot
flexion of
Peroneus
Longus
It is a long,
straplike
muscle located
on the lateral
side of the leg.
It connects
the tibia and
the fibula to
the foot.
Plantar flexion
and eversion of
foot
Supports arch