Head and Neck
This tendinous sheet connects the frontalis and occipitalis.
What is the epicranial aponeurosis?
This muscle depresses the rib cage, assisting with forced expiration.
What is the internal intercostal muscle?
This group of muscles contains the spinalis, iliocostalis, and longissimus.
What are the erector spinae?
A group of muscles containing the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscalpularis.
What is the rotator cuff?
This group of muscles is responsible for extending the leg at the knee and contain the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and rector femoris.
What is the quadriceps femoris?
This muscle originates from the maxilla and mandible and inserts at the skin and connective tissue.
What is the oribcularis oris?
This muscle elevates the rib cage, assisting with inspiration.
What is the external intercostal muscle?
This muscle column sits closest to the spine.
Triangular muscle that adducts the arm; secondarily flexes and extend the arm
What is the deltoid?
This muscle originates from the illium, sacrum, and coccyx and inserts at the femur and iliotibial tract. This is also the largest muscle in the body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
This muscle originates from the lateral surface of the skull and inserts at the madible.
What is the temporalis?
This muscle compresses the abdominal cavity.
What is the transversus abdominus?
List the order of the erector spinae muscles from medial to lateral.
What is the spinalis, longissimus, and iliocostalis.
This muscle originates from the distal half of the diaphysis of the humerus and inserts at the coronoid process of the ulna.
What is the brachialis?
This muscle is responsible for adducting and flexing the thigh, as well as rotating it medially. This muscle originates from the pubis and inserts at the tibia. It runs down to the knee and is key for stabilization.
What is the gracillis?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle allows the head to flex and rotate. Where is the origin and insertion?
What is the sternum and clavicle? What is the temporal bone?
Name the origin and insertion points of the internal oblique muscle.
What is the iliac crest? What is the inferiror ribs, linea alba, and pubic bone?
What is the origin and insertion of the trapezius?
What is the occipital and cervical vertebrae? What is the clavicle?
This muscle assists in abduction; holds the humerus and stabilizes shoulder joint
What is the suprspinatus?
This muscle originates from the fibula and tibia and inserts at the posterior calceneus. It is responsible for flexing the foot.
What is the soleus?
What is the origin and insertion of the platysma?
What is the deltoid and pectoralis major? What is the madible?
Name the origin and insertion points of the rectus abdominus.
What is the pubic bone? What is the costal cartilage of inferior ribs?
Nice lats bro! Name the origin and insertion of the latssimus dorsi.
What is the illiac crest and spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae? What is the humerus?
This muscle originates from the scapula and inserts at medial lip of the humerus.
What is the teres major?
This muscle extends the thigh and flexes the leg. It originates from the ischial tuberosity and inserts at the proximal medial surface of the tibia.
What is the semitendinous?