Muscle List Flashcards

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Erector Spinae

A

Lower Back

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Quadratus Lumborum

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Between ribs and hip

  • lifts the hip
  • aids in breathing
  • extends, stabilises, and laterally flexes the lumbar spine
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3
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Sternocleidomastoid

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Deep neck

Looks like 2 lines on each side of neck

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4
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Pectoralis major

A

Covers boobs

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5
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Latissimus Dorsi

A

Below boobs

Covers abs

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Trapezius

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Weird triangle
From medial (closer to midline of body) neck to shoulder to medial ribs
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7
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Masseter

A

Think mass eater

On either side of jaw

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8
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Platysmus

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From jaw down neck to collarbones

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9
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Deltoid

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Shoulder

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10
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Supraspinatus (Rotatar Cuff)

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Looks like a little sack at the top of the rotator cuff muscle (bone separates it from the bottom)
Shoulder

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Infraspinatus (Rotator Cuff)

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Between supraspinatus and trees minor.
Largest part in the middle of rotator cuff
Shoulder

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12
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Teres minor (Rotator Cuff)

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At the bottom of rotator cuff. Closest to arm.

Shoulder

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13
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Biceps brachii

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Brachium (upper arm)
When you tense muscle comes up
Anterior (front of body)

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14
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Brachioradialis

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Antebrachial (forearm) 
Covering radius (thumb side)
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Triceps brachii

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Brachium (upper arm)
On the other side of bicep
Posterior (back of body)

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16
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Diaphragm

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Bottom half of ribs

17
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External intercostal

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Lateral (away from midline of body) lining of ribs

18
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Internal intercostal

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Medial (closer to midline of body) lining of ribs

19
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External oblique

A

Part of abdominal wall
Just above the hip (lateral)
Superior to internal oblique

20
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Internal oblique

A

Part of abdominal wall
Just above the hip (lateral)
Deep to the external oblique

21
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Transversus abdominis

A

Part of abdominal wall
Between hip and rib bones
Deep to the internal oblique

22
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Rectus abdominus

A

Part of abdominal wall

Part that makes the 6 pack

23
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Pelvic diaphragm of levator ani

A

Levator ani is part that surrounds butt hole and vagina (large muscle)
Pelvic diaphragm is the V shaped part

24
Q

External anal sphincter

A

Covers the butt hole

25
Illio-psoas
Goes from the spine down to the upper leg. Also reaches in between hips
26
Gluteus maximus
Part of butt that gets fat when you do squats. (Large part of butt)
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Gluteus medius
Upper part of butt (smaller than gluteus maximus)
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Quadriceps femoris
``` In femoral (upper leg) Main muscle from hip to knee (coxal to patella) ```
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Sartorius
In femoral (upper leg) Think S shape From lateral hip to medial knee
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Medial compartment
``` In femoral (upper leg) Medial (obviously) closer to midline of body From vagina area down to knee stopping at the femur bone (triangle shape) ```
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Adductors
In femoral (upper leg) Little patch of proximal (closest side of attachment), medial femoral Just below butt and stops mid femoral
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Hamstrings
In femoral (upper leg) Posterior thigh Runs through middle of femoral from butt to popliteal (back of knee)
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Anterior compartment - tibialis anterior
``` Crura (front of leg) / crural (leg) Covers tibia (closest to big toe/hallux) ```
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Posterior compartment- gastrocnemius
Sura (back of leg) / crural (leg) | Starts from popliteal (back of knee) and ends 1/4 way up the crural