HONORS ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Cole Sonett. Juan V. Spencer Yan, Connor R.

HUMAN MUSCLES
Go to either of the following Internet sites:
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/dissector/muscles/mus_back.html
http://www.rad.washington.edu/academics/academic-sections/msk/muscle-atlas/
For origins and insertions, list only the name of the bone. (No specific feature is required!!)
If multiple actions are given, use the first one listed.
Locate the following muscles and enter the information in the table below:

MUSCLE

Adductor magnus

ORIGINS

Ischium, pubis

INSERTIONS

ACTIONS

Femur

Adducts thigh

Brachioradialis

Humerus

Radius

Flexes forearm

Biceps femoris

Linea aspera

Fibula

Knee Flexion

Biceps brachii

Scapula

Radius

Pronate forearm

Deltoid

Clavicle

Humerus

Shoulder abduction

Extensor carpi radialis

longus

Humerus

2nd Metacarpal

Abduction of hand

Extensor pollicis longus

Ulna

Thumb

Thumb extension

Flexor carpi radialis

M. Epi. Of Humerus

2nd and 3rd M.Carpal

Abduction of hand

Frontalis

Galea Aponeurotica

Orbicularis Oculi

*Furrows Brow*

Gastrocnemius

Femur

Achilles Tendon

Flexing leg at knee

Gluteus maximus

Ilium and Sacrum

Gluteal tuberosity of
femur

Rotation and extension of

hip

Gracilis

Ischiopubic Ramus

Tibia

Flexes, rotates, and

adducts hip

scapula

humerus

Rotates arm

vertebrae, ilium,
ribs, and scapula

humerus

adducts, extends, rotates

arm

zygomatic arch,
maxilla

coronoid process,
ramus

elevation and protraction

mandible

humerus

palmar aponeurosis

wrist flexor

Sternocostal head:
anterior surface of
the sternum

humerus

Humerus, ulna

Radius

Pronates forearm

Ilium

Patella

Knee extension, hip

flexion

Ilium

Tibia

Hip flexion, abduction;

knee flexion

Infraspinatus

Latissimus dorsi

Masseter

Palmaris longus

Pectoralis major
adducts and medially
rotates the humerus

Pronator teres

Rectus femoris

Sartorius

semimembranosus
Ischium

Tibia

Hip extension, knee

flexion

Ribs

Scapula

Scapula protraction

Manubrium,clavicle

Temporal mastoid

Neck flexion, rotation

Subscapular fossa

Humerus

Rotates humerus

Tibia, fibula

Calcaneus

Plantarflexion

Humerus, ulna

Radius

Supinates forearm

Tibia

Cuneiform, metatarsal

Dorsiflexion, inverts foot

Vertebrae

Clavicle, scapula

Scapula rotation

Scapula, radius

Ulna

Adducts, extends arm

Linea aspera

Patella

Knee extension

serratus anterior

sternocleidomastoid

subscapularis

soleus

supinator

tibialis anterior

trapezius

triceps brachii

vastus lateralis

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

Fascia: a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organs

Tendon: a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone

Ligament: a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages
or holds together a joint
Aponeurosis: a sheet of white fibrous tissue that takes the place of a tendon in sheetlike muscles having a
wide area of attachment

Pollicis: means of the thumb in latin, muscle that involves with the thumb

Hallucis: mens of the big toe in latin, a muscle that involves with the big toe

MUSCLE GROUPS:
Name the muscle that make up each of the following GROUPS:
Quadriceps

Hamstrings

Rotator Cuff

1. rectus femoris

1. semitendinosus

1. teres minor

2. vastus lateralis

2. semimembranosus

2. infraspinatus

3. vastus intermedius

3. biceps femoris

3. supraspinatus

4. vastus medialis

4. subscapularis