ORIGIN

INSERTION

ACTION

sternum

humerus

draws the arm towards the chest

Manubrium of the sternum

Manubrium

Humerus
Clavicle and spine of the scapula

Draws the arm towards the chest

Draws arm and shoulder toward
the chest

a. Sternohyoid

Manubrium if the sternum

Anterior horn of the hyoid

b. Sternomastoid

Manubrium of the sternum

Mastoid process of the skull

c. Cleidomastoid

Mastoid region of the skull

Clavicle

Occipital bone

Clavicle

Clavicle
Zygomatic arch

Humerus
Outer surface of the posterior
end of the mandible
Ventral surface of the mandible
Median ventral line (raphe) and
the hyoid
Thyroid cartilage
Hyoid

Draws the hyoid posteriorly or

raises the sternum
Singly turn the head, together
depress the head of the neck
Elevates clavicle or turns the
head
Elevates clavicle or turns the
head
Raises the humerus
Closes the lower jaw/ Elevator of
the jaw
Opens the jaw/depressor of the
jaw
Raises the floor of the mouth and
brings the hyoid forward
Pulls the larynx posteriorly
Raises the larynx

Chest on the medial side of the

humerus
The spine of the scapula

Draws the are caudad and

dorsad
Draws the scapula dorsally

Metacromion process and nearby muscles and fascia

Draws the scapula and limb

upward and forward

Metacromion process in common

with the anterior trapezius

Pulls the scapula anteriorly

I.

MUSCLE
Muscles of the
chest

a. Pectoralis Major
b. Pectoralis Primus
c. Pectoralis Minor
II.

The muscles of the

neck and throat

d. Basioclavicularis
e. Clavodeltoid
f. Masseter
g. Digastic
h. Mylohyoid
i. Sternothyroid
j. Thyrohyoid
III.
The muscles of the
upper back and
shoulder and back
of the neck
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Posterior trapezius

c. Anterior trapezius

d. Levator scapulae
ventralis or major

Occipital bone
Mandible
Sternum
Thyroid cartilage

Lumbodorsal fascia and posterior

ribs
Lumbodorsal fascia and the
neural spines of the thoracic
vertebrae
External occipital protuberance
of the skull and ligament in the
middorsal line
Ventral surface of the skull at the
suture between occipital and
basisphenoid

e. Rhomboideus
f.

Splenius

Middorsal ligament of the neck

and succeeding neural spines
Middorsal line of neck and
adjacent fascia
Supraspinous fossa

Vertebral border of the scapula

Acromion process
Infraspinous fossa and spine
Dorsal half od the axillary border
of the scapula
Ventral half of the axillary border
of the scapula
Side of the skull above the
tympanic bulla

Occipital region of the skull and

atlas
Greater tuberosity of the
humerus
Humerus
Humerus
Humerus in common with the
latissimus dorsi
Greater tuberosity of the
humerus
Posterior end of the vertebral
border on the medial side

Medial surface of the scapula

Lesser tuberosity of the humerus

n. Serratus ventralis

Ribs

o. Scalenes
p. Serratus dorsalis

Transverse process
A tendon from the median dorsal
line of the neck
Posterior margins of the
vertebral ribs

Vertebral border of the scapula

above the subscapularis
Ribs
Ribs

g. Supraspinatus
h. Deltoid
i. Infraspinatus
j. Teres major
k. Teres minor
l.

Rhomboideus capitis/
Levator scapulae
minor
m. Subscapilaris

q. Intercostal
IV.

Raises the humerus

Raises the humerus
Draws humerus against body and
rotates it
Draws humerus against body and
rotates it
Draws scapula craniad and
rotates it
Pulls the humerus towards the
median ventral line
Draws scapula forward,
backward, or against the body
Raise the ribs and bend the neck
Raises the ribs craniad

Anterior margins of the

succeeding vertebral ribs

Pull the ribs forward

Ilium

In the fascia

Tightens the fascia

The smaller anterior head, neural

spines of adjacent vertebrae
Fascia of the sacrum and part of
the ilium

A tendon on the kneecap and on

the fascia of the shank
Third trochanter, the small
projection below the great
trochanter
Greater trochanter

Abductor of the thigh and flexor

of the shank
Abducts the thigh

The muscles of the

thigh

a. Tensor fasciae latae

b. Biceps femoris
c. Gluteus maximus

d. Gluteus medius
e. Vastus lateralis
f. Vastus intermedius
g. Rectus femoris
h. Vastus medialis

i.

Draws scapula toward vertebral

column
Singly turns the head, together
raise the head
Extends the humerus

Sartorius

Crest and anterior part of the

ilium
Greater trochanter
Greater trochanter and surface of
the femur
Ilium in front of the acetabulum
Femur

Inguinal ligament

Abducts the thigh

Gluteus medius

Tensor fasciae latae

The tibia and the patella and the
tendon which extends over the
patella
Tibia

Powerful extensor of the shank

Adductor of the thigh, rotator of

j.

Gracilis

k. Adductor longus and

magnus
l. Semitendinosus
m. Semimembranosus

Pubis symphysis

Ischium

Fascia of the distal portion of the

thigh and proximal portion of the
shank
Femur

Ischial tuberosity
Fascia over the biceps and ischial
tuberosity tuberosity

Medial condyle of the tibia

The gracilis in the fascia of the
shank

the thigh, extensor of the shank

Adductor of the leg

Adductors of the thigh

Flexor of the shank
Flexor of the shank