Arm and Shoulder
Thigh
Leg
Wrist/Hand
Miscellaneous
100
Runs from transverse process of first 4 cervical vertebra; elevates scapula
What is the levator scapuli
100
the main muscle for posture
What is the gluteus maximus?
100
A straplike muscle of the anterior thigh running from the lateral proximal ilium to the distal medial tibia
What is the sartorius?
100
found in the medial distal ulna, this muscle turns the palm posteriorly
What is the pronator?
100
the smallest leg adductor
What is the adductor brevis
200
On the shoulder, abducts arm at shoulder
What is the deltoid?
200
two muscles making up the iliopsoas
What are the iliacus and the psoas major?
200
a posterior knee muscle that flexes and rotates the knee
What is the politeal?
200
Found on the posterior phalanges, this muscle opens the hand from a fist
What is the extensor digitorum?
200
the large lower back muscle
What is the latissimus dorsi?
300
On the chest,flexes, adducts arm at shoulder
What is the pectoralis major?
300
A deep muscle in the buttocks for abduction and medial rotation of the hip.
What is the gluteus minimus?
300
the main extensor of the lower leg, located in the medial anterior thigh
What is the rectus femoris?
300
Found on the anterior forearm, and running through a tendinous sheath to the palm
What is the palmaris longus?
300
the insertion of the gastrocnemius
What is Achilles (or calcaneal) tendon?
400
At the anterior and superior margin of ribs 1- 9, protracts the arm
What is the serratus anterior?
400
a small muscle in the lateral, proximal thigh flexion
What is the tensor fasciae latae?
400
on the posterior thigh, deep to the semitendinosus, one of the hamstrings
What is the semimembranosus?
400
Found on the posterior forearm, this muscle runs to the base of metacarpal 5
What is the extensor carpi ulnaris
400
muscle running from lateral condyle and proximal shaft of the tibia to the first metacarpal, is a dorsiflexor of the foot
What is the tibialis anterior?
500
Runs from the spinous processes of the lower cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae; addicts and rotates the scapula
What are the rhomboids?
500
two leg adductor muscles that lack the word 'adductor' in their name.
What are the pectineus and the gracilus?
500
the four muscles of the quadriceps group
What are the rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and the vastus intermedius?
500
the three synergistic arm flexors
What are the biceps brachii, the brachialis and the brachioradialis?
500
A deep muscle of the calf
What is the solus?