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    Muscles of The Body: You Need To Be Able To Know The Location and Action of These Muscles!!!

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    This document lists and describes the location and actions of many major muscles in the human body. It discusses muscles that control facial expressions like smiling and frowning. It also outlines muscles in the neck, back, arms, chest, abdomen, hips, thighs, legs, feet and toes. The major muscle groups are identified, such as the quadriceps in the thigh and the hamstrings behind the thigh. Specific muscles within these groups are named and their functions are stated.

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    Muscles of The Body: You Need To Be Able To Know The Location and Action of These Muscles!!!

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    This document lists and describes the location and actions of many major muscles in the human body. It discusses muscles that control facial expressions like smiling and frowning. It also outlines muscles in the neck, back, arms, chest, abdomen, hips, thighs, legs, feet and toes. The major muscle groups are identified, such as the quadriceps in the thigh and the hamstrings behind the thigh. Specific muscles within these groups are named and their functions are stated.

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    This document lists and describes the location and actions of many major muscles in the human body. It discusses muscles that control facial expressions like smiling and frowning. It also outlines muscles in the neck, back, arms, chest, abdomen, hips, thighs, legs, feet and toes. The major muscle groups are identified, such as the quadriceps in the thigh and the hamstrings behind the thigh. Specific muscles within these groups are named and their functions are stated.

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    Muscles of The Body: You Need To Be Able To Know The Location and Action of These Muscles!!!

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    Prodosh Chatterjee
    This document lists and describes the location and actions of many major muscles in the human body. It discusses muscles that control facial expressions like smiling and frowning. It also outlines muscles in the neck, back, arms, chest, abdomen, hips, thighs, legs, feet and toes. The major muscle groups are identified, such as the quadriceps in the thigh and the hamstrings behind the thigh. Specific muscles within these groups are named and their functions are stated.

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    MUSCLES OF THE BODY

    You need to be able to know the


    location and action of these
    muscles!!!
    Occipitalis
    Wrinkle forehead, elevate eyebrow
    Frontalis
    Wrinkle forehead, elevate eyebrow
    Orbicularis Oculi
    Blinks eye
    Orbicularis Oris
    Closes Lips
    Buccinator
    Compresses cheek
    Zygomaticus
    Helps to smile
    (lift corners of lips)
    Platysma
    Helps to frown
    (lower corners of lips)
    Temporalis
    Close jaw
    Masseter
    Close jaw
    Sternocleidomastoid
    Flex neck and rotate head
    Trapezius
    Extends head, rotates and adducts scapula
    Latissimus Dorsi
    Extend, adduct & rotate arm medially
    Deltoid
    Abducts & flexes arm
    Pectoralis Major
    Flexes, adducts & rotates arm medially
    Rotator Cuff
    Group of 4 muscles that rotates & stabilizes arm
    Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Subscapularis, Teres Minor
    Erector Spinae
    Rotates and extends vertebral column and
    head
    External Intercostals
    Elevate ribs (inspiration)
    Internal Intercostals
    Depress ribs (forced expiration)
    Diaphragm
    Inspiration
    Rectus Abdominis
    Flexes & compresses abdomen
    External Oblique
    Compresses abdomen
    Internal Oblique
    Compresses abdomen
    Transversus Abdominis
    Compresses abdomen
    Biceps Brachii
    Flexes elbow joint (forearm)
    Triceps Brachii
    Extend elbow joint (forearm)
    Brachialis
    Flexes elbow joint (forearm)
    Brachioradialis
    Flexes elbow joint (forearm)
    Forearm Muscles
    • Flexor carpi ulnaris –
    flexes wrist
    • Flexor carpi radialis –
    flexes wrist
    Forearm Muscles
    • Extensor carpi radialis -
    extends wrist
    Forearm Muscles
    • Extensor carpi ulnaris -
    extends wrist
    Forearm Muscles
    • Flexor digitorum -
    flexes fingers
    Forearm Muscles
    • Extensor digitorum -
    extends fingers
    Right Arm,
    Anterior Side
    (Palm side up)
    Right Arm,
    Posterior Side
    (Palm side
    down)
    Gluteus Maximus
    Extends & rotates thigh laterally
    Gluteus Medius
    Abducts & rotates thigh
    Upper Leg Muscles
    Rectus Femoris
    Flexes Thigh, Extends Lower Leg
    (part of quadriceps)
    Vastus Lateralis
    Extends Lower Leg
    (part of quadriceps)
    Vastus Medialis
    Extends Lower Leg
    (part of quadriceps)
    The 4th muscle
    of the “quad”
    group is the
    Vastus
    Intermedius,
    which is hidden
    below the other
    three!
    1. vastus medialis
    2. vastus lateralis
    3. vastus intermedius
    4. rectus femoris
    Sartorius
    Flexes & laterally rotates thigh
    (longest muscle of the body!)
    Adductor Muscles
    Adducts thigh
    Gracilis, Adductor Magnus, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis
    Biceps Femoris
    Flex knee and extend hip
    (part of hamstring group)
    Semimembranosus
    Flex knee and extend hip
    (part of hamstring group)
    Semitendinosus
    Flex knee and extend hip
    (part of hamstring group)
    Tibialis Anterior
    Dorsiflexes and inverts foot
    Gastrocnemius
    Plantar flexes foot & flex lower leg
    (calf muscle)
    Soleus
    Plantar flexes foot
    Fibularis Longus
    Plantar flexes & everts foot
    Extensor Digitorum Longus
    Extends toes

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