This document summarizes the major muscles of the human body and their actions. It is organized by body region including the upper limb, trunk, and lower limb. For each region, it lists the muscles and their primary actions, such as the deltoid muscle providing shoulder abduction, flexion, and extension in the upper limb. Overall it provides an overview of the muscles and their functions in moving different parts of the body.
This document summarizes the major muscles of the human body and their actions. It is organized by body region including the upper limb, trunk, and lower limb. For each region, it lists the muscles and their primary actions, such as the deltoid muscle providing shoulder abduction, flexion, and extension in the upper limb. Overall it provides an overview of the muscles and their functions in moving different parts of the body.
This document summarizes the major muscles of the human body and their actions. It is organized by body region including the upper limb, trunk, and lower limb. For each region, it lists the muscles and their primary actions, such as the deltoid muscle providing shoulder abduction, flexion, and extension in the upper limb. Overall it provides an overview of the muscles and their functions in moving different parts of the body.
TRUNK LOWER LIMB Major Muscles of the human body and their actions
BODY REGION MUSCLES ACTIONS
Shoulder abduction, Deltoid flexion and extension Front part of the body Upper Elbows flexion and Biceps brachii Limb rotatation
Back part of the body Triceps brachii Elbow extension
Thigh and trunk
Psoas major flexion Front part of the Thigh flexion and body Adductors adduction Above your Quadriceps Knee extension knee Lower External rotation and Gluteus maximus limb Back part of the extension of the hip body Knee flexion and hip Hamstrings extension Front part of the Ankle dorsi flexion Tibialis anterior Below your body (flexion) knee Back part of the Gastrocnemius Ankle plantar flexion body (calves) (extension) Arm adduction and arm Pectoralis major internal rotation Rectus abdominis Trunk flexion Trunk – Anterior Trunk lateral flexion External abdominal and rotation oblique (contralateral) Neck extension, neck Trapezius lateral flexion and neck (upper back) rotation Trunk – Posterior Arm extension, Latissimus dorsi adduction and internal (lower back) rotating