Muscular System

Head and neck and rotates vertebral

● Sternocleidomastoid - column
flexes the neck, rotates ● Serratus anterior - rotates
head scapula so its inferior
● Trapezius - extends and angle moves laterally and
laterally flexes the neck upward
Upper Arm ● Pectoralis muscles
● Deltoid - flexes and > pectoralis major - flexes
extends shoulder; abducts shoulder, extends shoulder
and medially and laterally from flexed position;
rotates arm adducts and medially
● Biceps brachii - flexes rotates arm
elbow; supinates forearm; > teres major - extends
flexes shoulder shoulder; adducts and
● Brachioradialis - flexes medially rotates arm
elbow Upper Leg
● Triceps brachii - extends ● Gluteus maximus - extends
elbow; extends shoulder; hip; abducts and laterally
adducts arm rotates thigh
● Brachialis - flexes elbow ● Gluteus medius - abducts
Lower Arm and medially rotates thigh
● Extensor carpi radialis ● Tensor Fasciae latae -
brevis - extends and steadies femur on tibia
abducts wrist through iliotibial tract
● Extensor carpi radialis when standing; flexes hip;
longus - extends and medially rotates and
abducts wrist abducts thigh
● Extensor digitorum - ● Pectineus - adducts,
extends fingers and wrist flexes, and medially
rotates thigh
● Pronator teres - pronates
forearm ● Adductor longus - adducts
and laterally rotates
● Pronator quadratus -
thigh; flexes hip
pronates forearm
● Adductor magnus - adducts
● Flexor digitorum profundus
and laterally rotates
- flexes fingers and wrist
thigh; extends knee
● Flexor pollicis longus -
● Gracilis - adducts thighs;
flexes thumb
flexes knee
● Flexor carpi ulnaris -
● Sartorius - flexes hip and
flexes and adducts wrist
knee; laterally rotates
Trunk
thigh
● Rectus abdominis - flexes
● Quadriceps femoris
vertebral columns;
o Vastus lateralis -
compresses abdomen
extends knee
● Linea alba
● External oblique -
compresses abdomen;flexes
 o Rectus femoris - o Lower Leg
extends knee; flexes ● Tibialis anterior -
hip dorsiflexes and inverts
o Vastus medialis - foot
extends knee ● Tibialis posterior -
● Hamstring muscle plantar flexes and inverts
o Semitendinosus - foot
flexes knee; ● Fibularis brevis - everts
medially rotates leg; and plantar flexes foot
extends hip ● Gastrocnemius - plantar
o Biceps femoris - flexes foot; flexes leg
flexes knee; ● Extensor hallucis longus -
laterally rotates extends great toe;
leg; extends hip dorsiflexes and inverts
o Semimembranosus - foot
flexes knee; medially
rotates leg; extends
hip