Muscles & Football

Name
&
Location

Origin

Insertion

Biceps Brachii
(Arms)

Both heads of the

Biceps Brachii
originate on the
scapula.

Triceps Brachii
(Arms)

Long head:
infraglenoid tubercle
of scapula. Lateral
head: upper half
posterior humerus
(linear origin).
medial head: lies
deep on lower half
posterior humerus
inferomedial to
spiral groove and
both intermuscular
septa

Rectus Femoris
(Thighs & Hips
[Quads])

Anterior inferior
iliac spine and ilium
above the
acetabulum

Quadriceps tendon
to base of patella
and onto tibial
tuberosity via the
patellar ligament

The surface of ilium

Gluteal tuberosity of

Radial tuberosity
Bicipital aponeurosis
to the fascia on the
medial side of the
forearm
Posterior part of
upper surface of
olecranon process of
ulna and posterior
capsule

Vastus Medialis
(Thighs & Hips
[Quads])

Vastus Lateralis
(Thighs & Hips
[Quads])

Sartorius (Thighs &

Hips [Quads])
Gluteus Maximus

Role in
Athletic
Activity

Stretch

(Thighs & Hips

[Glutes])

posterior to posterior
gluteal line and
posterior inferior
surface and of
sacrum and coccyx

femur and iliotibial

tract

Gluteus Medius
(Thighs & Hips
[Glutes])

Outer surface of
ilium, between the
posterior and
anterior gluteal lines

Lateral and superior

surfaces of the
greater trochanter of
femur

Upper inner
quadrant of posterior
surface of ischial
tuberosity. Short
head: middle third of
lineaaspera, lateral
supracondylar ridge
of femur

Styloid process of
head of fibula.
lateral collateral
ligament and lateral
tibial condyle

Tensor Fasciae Latae

(Thighs & Hips
[Glutes])

Biceps Femoris
(Thighs & Hips
[Hamstrings])

Semitendinosus
(Thighs & Hips
[Hamstrings])

Semimembranosus
(Thighs & Hips
[Hamstrings])
Pectoralis Major
(Shoulders & Chest)

Latissimus Dorsi
(Shoulders & Chest
[Lower-back])

Deltoid (Shoulders
& Chest)

Rectus Abdominis
(Abdomen)

Tubercle of pubis
Insertion: First and
second costal
cartilage, proximal
end of sternum by a
tendon passing
dorsal to the
transverses costarum

Xiphoid process of
the sternum and
costal cartilages 5-7

External Oblique
(Abdomen)

Internal Oblique
(Abdomen)

Transversus
Abdominis
(Abdomen)

Aponeurosis from
the costal cartilages
of the
vertebrochondral
and vertebral ribs,
transverse processes
of lumbar vertebrae
and ventral border of
the ilium

linea alba, pubic

crest and pecten of
the pubis