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LAB 11: HUMAN MUSCULATURE
PECTORAL GIRDLE AND CHEST
NOTE: Bring a white t-shirt to lab to draw on.

OBJECTIVES:
• To be able to identify the structures of the articulations of the shoulder and elbow.
• To compare and contrast the mobility afforded by these articulations.
• To identify muscle tissue and it’s components.
• To be able to identify muscles that move the:
- shoulder
- abdomen
- forelimb
• To learn the origin, insertion and action of the identified muscles.
• Be able to identify the muscles on the surface of the human body and human models.

MATERIALS: models of the human torso and arm, white t-shirt, images in Canvas

MUSCLES OF THE PECTORAL GIRDLE AND THE TORSO

Most of the muscle found in the body is skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle serves to contour and shape the
body. It allows us to show emotion and provides a means of locomotion. Skeletal muscle consists of large
cells, known as myofibrils, which are elongated, have multiple nuclei and exhibit striations.

A. Muscle tissue
Instructions: Review the skeletal muscle slide and answer the questions in the lab worksheet.

B. Muscles Identification

• Using the models in lab, identify the muscles listed on page

Identify the following muscles on yourself and the human models. Answer the questions at the end of
the lab.

Superficial Muscles

Masseter
Temporalis Flexor carpi radialis
Deltoid Biceps brachii
Trapezius Triceps brachii long head
Sternocleidomastoid Triceps brachii lateral head
Brachialis (deep) Latissimus dorsi
Brachioradialis Pectoralis major
Palmaris longus External Oblique
Pronator teres Rectus abdominis
Deep muscles

Splenius capitis Pectoralis minor

Rhomboid major Subscapularis
Rhomboid minor Serratus anterior
Supraspinatus Serratus posterior inferior
Infraspinatus Tranverse abdominus
Teres major Internal abdominal oblique
Teres minor Levator scapulae
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Worksheet

1. Draw and label skeletal muscle tissue that you have viewed under the microscope.
Label: nucleus, striations and one myofibril.

2. Identify the following.

1 ._________________________

2._________________________

3._________________________

4. ________________________

5._________________________

6._________________________

7._________________________

8.__________________________

9 and 10 are lower muscles.

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1.____________________________
2.____________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5.___________________________
6.___________________________
7.___________________________
8.___________________________
9. Gluteus Maximus

1.___________________________
2.___________________________
3.___________________________
4.___________________________
5.___________________________
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6.___________________________
7.___________________________
8.___________________________
9.___________________________
10__________________________
11.__________________________

1. ________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
Match the origin, insertion, and action to the muscle.

Answer
Origin – zygomatic arch and maxilla A. Brachialis

Insertion – mastoid process of the temporal bone B. Palmaris longus

& superior nuchal line of occipital bone
C. Masseter
Action – elevate & adducts scapula
D. Triceps brachii
Origin – pubic crest & symphysis
E. Trapezius
Insertion – coracoid process of scapula
F. Pronator teres
Action – stabilizes, raises, retracts & rotates
scapula G. Rectus abdominis

Insertion – medial border of scapula H. Brachioradialis

Action – major forearm flexor, synergist with I. Subscapularis

biceps brachii
J. Sternocleidomastoid
Origin – medial epicondyle of humerus, coronoid
process of the ulna K. Rhomboid minor

Insertion – base of the styloid process of the radius L. Levator scapulae

Action – stabilizes shoulder joint; helps prevent M. Pectoralis minor

downward dislocation of humerus
N. Supraspinatus
Origin – spinous process of C7 & T1

Insertion – lesser tubercle of humerus

Action – agonist of forearm extension

Origin – medial epicondyle of the humerus