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Theconnectivetissuethatcoverstheskeletalmuscleprovidessupportandprotectionforthedelicate
cells.Thecoveringsprovidepathwaysforthebloodvesselsandnervestopassthrough.Skeletalmuscles
haveacopioussupplyofnervesandbloodvessels.
Thoracic
Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Action
PectoralisMajor
clavicle,sternumand
costalcartilagesof
upperribs
intertuberculargroove
ofhumerus
flexes,extends,rotates
andadducts
PectoralisMinor
anteriorsurfacesofthe
sternalends
coracoidprocessof
scapula
drawsscapulaforward
anddownward
Pectoantebrachialis
manubrium
fasciaofforelimbnear
elbow
rotateforelimb
Clavobrachialis
clavicle
unla
flexesforearm
Xiphihumeralis
xiphoidprocess
humerus
adductsforelimb
Abdominal
Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Action
TransverseAbdominis
anterioriliaccrest,
lateralhalfofinguinal
ligament,
thoracolumbarfascia,
andcartilagesofribs
abdominalaponeurosis
tolineaalba,xiphoid
process,andpubic
symphysis
compressesabdomen
RectusAbdominis
pubiccrestand
symphysispubis
costalcartilageofribs,
xiphoidprocessof
sternum
flexesvertebral
column,compresses
abdomen
ExternalOblique
externalsurfacesofribs anterioriliaccrest,and
abdominalaponeurosis
tolineaalba
InternalOblique
anterioriliaccrest,
lateralhalfofinguinal
ligament,and
thoracolumbarfascia
flexesvertebral
column,rotates
vertebralcolumn,
compressesabdomen
costalcartilagesofribs, flexesvertebral
abdominalaponeurosis column,rotates
tolineaalba
vertebralcolumn,
compressesabdomen
HeadandNeck
Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Action
Masseter
zygomaticarch
lateralsurfaceofangle
andramusofmandible
elevatesandprotracts
mandibletojaw
Digastric
jugularandmastoid
process
mandible
lowersmandible
Mylohyoid
mandible
medianraphe
raisesfloorofmouth
Cleidomastoid
mastoidprocess
clavicle,raphelateralto elevatesclaviclewhen
theclavicle
headisfixed,turns
headanddepresses
snout
Clavotrapezius
occipitalbone
clavicle
extendsandelevates
head
Sternohyoid
sternum
hyoid
depresseslarynxand
hyoidduringspeaking
andswallowing
Sternothyroid
medialposterioraspect
ofmanubrium
obliquelineoflamina
ofthyroidcartilage
depresseslarynx
Sternomastoid
sternum
mastoidprocess
rotatesheadsideto
side,drawschintoward
head,flexeshead
Arm
Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Action
TricepLateralHead
greatertuberosityof
humerus
olecranonprocess
extendsforearm
TricepLongHead
scapula
ulna
flexeslowerarm
TricepMedialHead
humerus
posteriorofolecranon,
processofulna
extendsforearmand
elbow
PronatorTeres
lateralborderof
scapula
middleoflateral
surfaceofradius
pronatesandflexes
forearmatelbow
Brachioradialis
lateralsupracondylar
ridgeofhumerus
styloidprocessof
radius
flexesforearmatelbow
Epitrochlearis
latissimusdorsi
olecranonprocess
extendsforearm
PalmarisLongus
medialepicondyleof
humerus
phalanges
flexesdigits
BicepBrachii
scapula
radius
flexeslowerarm
FlexorDigitorum
Longus
tibiaandfibula
digits
flexesdigits
FlexorCarpiRadialis
medialepicondyleof
humerus
secondandthird
metacarpals
flexessecondandthird
metacarpals
FlexorCarpiUlnaris
medialepicondyleof
humerus,olecranon
process
pisiform
flexescarpals
Leg
Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Gracilis
inferiorborderofpubic proximalmedial
bodynearsymphysis
surfaceoftibia
adductsthighathip
Sartorius
anteriorsuperioriliac
spineandthereason
justbelowit
flexes,abductsand
laterallyrotatesthighat
hip
Pectineus
pectineallinealong
posteriorsurfaceof
superiorramusofpubis femur
adductsandflexes
thighathip
Soleus
proximalhalfof
posteriorsurfaceof
tibiaalongsolealline
posteriorcalcaneusvia
calcanealtendon
plantarflexesfoot
Gastrocnemius
medialheadandlateral
head
posteriorcalcaneusvia
calcanealtendon
plantarflexesfoot
FlexorDigitorum
Longus
medialhalfofmiddle
posteriorsurfaceof
tibia
basesofdistal
phalanges
flexesphalanges
TensorFasciaeLata
anterioriliaccrest
lateralcondyleoftibia
viailiotibialtract
abductsandflexes
thighathip
Semimembranosus
ischialtuberosityofox
cosa
posteriormedial
condyleoftibia
extendsthighathip
Semitendinosus
ischialtuberosityofox
cosa
proximaltibia,medial
totibialtuberosity
extendsthighathip
proximaltibia,medial
totibialtuberosity
Action
AdductorFemoris
ischiumandpubis
shaftoffemur
extendsthigh
RectusFemoris
anteriorinferioriliac
spineandiliumabove
theacetabulum
quadricepstendonto
flexesthighathip
baseofpatellaandonto
tibialtuberosity
VastusLateralis
pectineallinealong
posteriorsurfaceof
superiorramusofpubis femur
adductsandflexes
thighathip
VastusMedialis
shaftoffemur
patella
extendsleg
TibialisAnterior
lateralcondyle
medial,plantarsurfaces dorsiflexesfootat
ofmedialcuneiform
ankle,invertsfoot
AdductorLongus
superioraspectofpubis middlethirdoflinea
asperaoffemur
adductsandflexes
thighathip
Leg
Back
Muscle
Origin
Insertion
Action
GluteusMedius
outeriliacblade
greatertrochanterof
femur
abductsandmedially
rotatesthigh
GluteusMaximus
outeriliacblade,iliac
crest,sacrum
glutealtuberosityof
femur
extendsandlaterally
rotatesthigh
BicepsFemoris
ischialtuberosity
headoffibula
extendsthigh
Acromiodeltoid
shoulderblade
shoulder
flexesandrotatesupper
arm
Spinodeltoid
shoulderblade
upperarm
flexesandrotatesupper
arm
Spinotrapezius
spinesofthoracic
vertebrae
fasciaofscapula
muscles
drawsscapuladorsally
Acromiotrapezius
spinesofcervical
vertebrae
spineofscapula
drawsscapuladorsally
LatissimusDorsi
crestofilium
intertuberculargroove
ofhumerus
extends,adductsand
raisesarm
Caudofemoralis
caudalvertebrae
patella
abductsthigh,extends
leg