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Axial Muscles
Muscles of Facial Expression:
Muscle Name Function
Epicranius Raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead,
retracts scalp
Buccinator Chewing, sucking muscle
Orbicularis Occuli Wink, blink, squint

Zygomaticus Major Smile

Zygomaticus Minor Smile

Orbicularis Oris Pucker

Muscles of Mastication:
Muscle Name Origin Insertion Function
Temporalis Parietal Mandible Elevates and
Bone retracts the
mandible
Masseter Zygomatic Mandible Elevates and
arch protracts the
mandible
Muscles that move he head and neck:
Muscle Name Origin Insertion Function
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Sternocleidomastoid Clavicle Mastoid Flexion

Sternum process Rotation of head and
neck
Scalene Muscles Cervical Ribs 1 Elevates ribs 1 and 2
vertebrae and 2 Inspiration/Inhalation
Muscles that move the vertebral column:
Muscle Name Function
Erector Spinae Group Maintain posture

Muscles of Respiration:
Muscle Name Function
Scalene Muscles Elevates ribs 1 and 2
Inspiration/Inhalation

External intercostal Elevates ribs 1 and 2

Inspiration/Inhalation

Internal intercostal Depresses ribs 1 and 2

Expiration/Xhalation

Transverse Thoracis Depresses ribs 1 and 2

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Expiration/Xhalation

Diaphragm Depresses ribs 1 and 2

Expiration/Exhalation

Inspiration/Inhalation

Muscles of the abdominal cavity:

Muscle Name Function
External Oblique Flexion
Rotation vertebral column
Compression of abdominal wall
Internal Oblique Later flexion, rotation

Muscle Name Function

Transverse Flexion
Abdominus Rotation
Appendicular Muscles
Muscles that move the pectoral girdle:
Muscle name Origin Insertion Function
Serratus Anterior Ribs 1-8 Scalpula Protracts
and
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stabilizes
scalpula
Muscles that move the glenohumeral joint:
Muscle name Origin Insertion Function
Latissimus dorsi Iliac crest Humerus Adduction
Lower 6 Medial atm
thoracic rotation
vertebrae Swimmers
Lumbar muscle
vertebrae
Pectoralis major Clavicle Humerus adduction
Sternum Medial
Costal rotation of
cartilage the arm
Swimmers
muscle
Deltoid Clavicle Humerus Abduction
Scalpula Deltoid of arm
tuberosity
Biceps Brachii Radial Flexion
tuberosity of Supination
the radius
Muscles of the arm/forearm that move the elbow/forearm:
Muscle Origin Insertion Function
name
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Brachialis Humerus Olecranon Extensor

process
Triceps Scalpula Ulna Extension
Brachii Radius Adductor
of arm
Shoulder
extension
Muscle Name Function
Pronator teres Pronation

Supinator Supination
Muscles that move the hip joint/thigh:
Muscle name Origin Insertion Function
Rectus Femoris Anterior Patella Flexes thigh
inferior iliac Tibial Extends lower
spine tuberosity leg
Tensor Fasciae Anterior Tibia Steady the
Latae superior trunk
iliac spine
Muscle name Origin Insertion Function
Gluteus Ilium Gluteal Extensión of
Maximus Coccyx tuberosity thigh
Sacrum
Muscles that move the hip joint/thigh:
Muscle Name Function
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Adductor brevis Adduction of the hip

Flexion and medial rotation of the thigh
Adductor longus Adduction of the hip
Flexion and medial rotation of the thig

Adductor magnus Adduction of the hip

Flexion and medial rotation of the thig

Biceps Femoris Flexes lower leg

Extends thigh

Muscle Name Function

Semimembranosus Flexes lower leg
Extends thig

Semitendinosus Flexes lower leg

Extends thig

Muscles that move the knee joint and leg:

Muscle name Origin Insertion Function
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Gastrocnemius Femur Calcaneus Flexes lower

leg
Plantar flexes
foot