KimberlyCervantes

December14,2015
Anatomy5thperiod

SkeletalMuscleInfographic
ThoracicMuscles
MuscleName

Origin

Insertion

Action

PectoralisMajor

sternum,median
ventralraphe

humerus

drawsarmstowards
thechest

PectoralisMInor

sternum

humerus

drawsarmstowards
chest

Xiphihumeralis

sternum

humerus

drawsarmstowards
chest

Pectoantebrachialis

manubrium

flattendononthe
fasciaoftheforearm

drawsarmstowards
chest

Clavobrachialis

clavicle,fibersof
clavotrapezius

ulna

flexorofarm

AbdominalMuscles
MuscleName

Origin

Insertion

Action

Transverse
Abdominus

secondsheetofthe
lumbodorsalfascia

lineaalba

compressorofthe
abdomen

RectusAbdominis

anteriorendofthe
pubicsymphysis

sternumandcostal
cartilages

retractsribsand
sternum

ExternalOblique

lumbodorsalfascia

extensiveneurosis

constrictorofthe

InternalOblique

andposteriorribs

passingthroughthe
lineaalba

abdomen

secondsheetofthe
lumbodorsalfascia

lineaalba

compressorofthe
abdomen

HeadandNeckMuscles
NameofMuscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

Masseter

zygomaticarch

posteriorhalfof
lateralsurfaceof
mandible

elevatoroflowerjaw

Digastric

jugularandmastoid
processofskull

mandible

depressorof
mandible

Mylohyoid

mandible

medianraphe

raisesfloorofthe
mouth

Cleidomastoid

mastoidprocessof
temporal

clavicle

pullsclaviclecraniad
orturnshead

Clavotrapezius

superiornuchalline

clavicle

drawsclavicledorsad
andcraniad

Sternohyoid

sternum

basihyoid

drawshyoid
posteriorly

Sternothyroid

sternum

thyroidcartilageof
larynx

pullslarynx
posteriorly

Sternomastoid

medianrapheand
manubrium

abdominalridgeinto
mastoidprocess

turnshead

ArmMuscles
NameofMuscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

TricepLateralHead

superiortoradial
groove

posteriorolecranon
processofulna

extendstheforearm
atelbow

TricepLongHead

infraglenoidtubercle
ofscapula

posteriorolecranon
processofulna

extendstheforearm
oftheelbow

TricepMedial

ofposterior
humerusisposterior

posteriorolecranon
processofulna

extendstheforearm
atelbow

BicepBrachii

glenoidfossa

radius

flexorofforearm

Epitrochlearis

latissimusdorsi

olecranon

rotatetheulna

FlexorCarpiUlnaris

medialepicondyleof
humerus

pisiformboneofwrist flexesulnarsideof
wrist

PalmarisLongus

medialepicondyleof
humerus

tendonspassing
throughwrist
ligaments

flexorofdigits

PronatorTeres

medialepicondyleof
humerus

radius

rotatesradiusto
proneposition

FlexorDigitorum
Profundus

ulnaandhumerus

basalphalanges

generalflexorof
fingers

FlexorCarpiRadialis

medialepicondyleof
humerus

secondandthird
metacarpals

flexessecondand
thirdmetacarpals

Brachioradialis

lateralsupracondylar
ridgeofhumerus

distalius

flexionofelbowand
supination

Legmuscles
NameofMuscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

AdductorLongus

superioraspectof
pubis

middlethirdoflinea
aspera

adductorandflexes
thighathip

AdductorFemoris

pubis

femur

adductthigh

Semimembranosus

ischium

medialepicondyleof
femur

extendsthigh

Semitendinosus

transverseprocessof fasciaofshank
secondvertebrae

extendsthigh

Sartorius

crestandventral
borderofilium

proximalendofthe
tibia

adductorandrotator
ofthethigh

Gracilis

inferiorborderof
pubicbody

proximalmedial
surfaceoftibia

flexesthelegatthe
knee

VastusMedialis

femur

patellaandadjacent
ligaments

extensoroftheshank

RectusFemoris

anteriorinferioriliac
spine

quadricepstendons
tobaseofpatella

extendslegatknee

VastusLateralis

greatertrochanter
andsurfaceoffemur

patellaandadjacent
ligaments

extensoroftheshank

Gastrocnemius

medialhead

posteriorcalcaneus

flexestheleg

FlexorDigitorum
Longus

lateralcondyleof
tibia

middleanddistal
extendstoes25
phalanges25distals

TibialisAnterior

lateralcondyle

medialandplantar
surfacesofmedial

dorsiflexesfootatthe
ankle

BackMuscles
NameofMuscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

Acromiodeltoid

acromionofscapula

surfaceofother
deltoids

raisesandrotatesthe
humerus

Spinodeltoid

spineofscapula

deltoidridgeof
humerus

raisesandrotatesthe
humerus

Acromiotrapezius

neuralspinesof
cervical

metacromionprocess drawsscapula
andspineofscapula dorsadtogether

Spinotrapezius

spinesofthethoracic fasciaofscapula
vertebra

drawsscapula
dorsadandcaudad

LatissimusDorsi

neuralspineoflast
thoracic

tendononmedial
surfaceofhumerus

pullsforelimbdorsally
andcaudally

GluteusMedius

crestofilium

greatertrochanterof
femur

abductionofthigh

GluteusMaximus

fasciaandtransverse fascia
processesofsacral

abductthigh

Caudofemoralis

transverseprocesses patella
of2ndand3rd
caudalvertebra

abductthigh

BicepFemoris

tuberosityofischium patellaandtibia

abductthigh