Muscle List Flashcards
Erector Spinae
Lower Back
Quadratus Lumborum
Between ribs and hip
- lifts the hip
- aids in breathing
- extends, stabilises, and laterally flexes the lumbar spine
Sternocleidomastoid
Deep neck
Looks like 2 lines on each side of neck
Pectoralis major
Covers boobs
Latissimus Dorsi
Below boobs
Covers abs
Trapezius
Weird triangle From medial (closer to midline of body) neck to shoulder to medial ribs
Masseter
Think mass eater
On either side of jaw
Platysmus
From jaw down neck to collarbones
Deltoid
Shoulder
Supraspinatus (Rotatar Cuff)
Looks like a little sack at the top of the rotator cuff muscle (bone separates it from the bottom)
Shoulder
Infraspinatus (Rotator Cuff)
Between supraspinatus and trees minor.
Largest part in the middle of rotator cuff
Shoulder
Teres minor (Rotator Cuff)
At the bottom of rotator cuff. Closest to arm.
Shoulder
Biceps brachii
Brachium (upper arm)
When you tense muscle comes up
Anterior (front of body)
Brachioradialis
Antebrachial (forearm) Covering radius (thumb side)
Triceps brachii
Brachium (upper arm)
On the other side of bicep
Posterior (back of body)
Diaphragm
Bottom half of ribs
External intercostal
Lateral (away from midline of body) lining of ribs
Internal intercostal
Medial (closer to midline of body) lining of ribs
External oblique
Part of abdominal wall
Just above the hip (lateral)
Superior to internal oblique
Internal oblique
Part of abdominal wall
Just above the hip (lateral)
Deep to the external oblique
Transversus abdominis
Part of abdominal wall
Between hip and rib bones
Deep to the internal oblique
Rectus abdominus
Part of abdominal wall
Part that makes the 6 pack
Pelvic diaphragm of levator ani
Levator ani is part that surrounds butt hole and vagina (large muscle)
Pelvic diaphragm is the V shaped part
External anal sphincter
Covers the butt hole