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Theconnectivetissuethatcoverstheskeletalmuscleprovidessupportandprotectionforthedelicate
cells.Thecoveringsprovidepathwaysforthebloodvesselsandnervestopassthrough.Skeletalmuscles
haveacopioussupplyofnervesandbloodvessels.

Thoracic
Muscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

PectoralisMajor

clavicle,sternumand
costalcartilagesof
upperribs

intertuberculargroove
ofhumerus

flexes,extends,rotates
andadducts

PectoralisMinor

anteriorsurfacesofthe
sternalends

coracoidprocessof
scapula

drawsscapulaforward
anddownward

Pectoantebrachialis

manubrium

fasciaofforelimbnear
elbow

rotateforelimb

Clavobrachialis

clavicle

unla

flexesforearm

Xiphihumeralis

xiphoidprocess

humerus

adductsforelimb

Abdominal
Muscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

TransverseAbdominis

anterioriliaccrest,
lateralhalfofinguinal
ligament,
thoracolumbarfascia,
andcartilagesofribs

abdominalaponeurosis
tolineaalba,xiphoid
process,andpubic
symphysis

compressesabdomen

RectusAbdominis

pubiccrestand
symphysispubis

costalcartilageofribs,
xiphoidprocessof
sternum

flexesvertebral
column,compresses
abdomen

ExternalOblique

externalsurfacesofribs anterioriliaccrest,and
abdominalaponeurosis
tolineaalba

InternalOblique

anterioriliaccrest,
lateralhalfofinguinal
ligament,and
thoracolumbarfascia

flexesvertebral
column,rotates
vertebralcolumn,
compressesabdomen

costalcartilagesofribs, flexesvertebral
abdominalaponeurosis column,rotates
tolineaalba
vertebralcolumn,
compressesabdomen

HeadandNeck
Muscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

Masseter

zygomaticarch

lateralsurfaceofangle
andramusofmandible

elevatesandprotracts
mandibletojaw

Digastric

jugularandmastoid
process

mandible

lowersmandible

Mylohyoid

mandible

medianraphe

raisesfloorofmouth

Cleidomastoid

mastoidprocess

clavicle,raphelateralto elevatesclaviclewhen
theclavicle
headisfixed,turns
headanddepresses
snout

Clavotrapezius

occipitalbone

clavicle

extendsandelevates
head

Sternohyoid

sternum

hyoid

depresseslarynxand
hyoidduringspeaking
andswallowing

Sternothyroid

medialposterioraspect
ofmanubrium

obliquelineoflamina
ofthyroidcartilage

depresseslarynx

Sternomastoid

sternum

mastoidprocess

rotatesheadsideto
side,drawschintoward
head,flexeshead

Arm

Muscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

TricepLateralHead

greatertuberosityof
humerus

olecranonprocess

extendsforearm

TricepLongHead

scapula

ulna

flexeslowerarm

TricepMedialHead

humerus

posteriorofolecranon,
processofulna

extendsforearmand
elbow

PronatorTeres

lateralborderof
scapula

middleoflateral
surfaceofradius

pronatesandflexes
forearmatelbow

Brachioradialis

lateralsupracondylar
ridgeofhumerus

styloidprocessof
radius

flexesforearmatelbow

Epitrochlearis

latissimusdorsi

olecranonprocess

extendsforearm

PalmarisLongus

medialepicondyleof
humerus

phalanges

flexesdigits

BicepBrachii

scapula

radius

flexeslowerarm

FlexorDigitorum
Longus

tibiaandfibula

digits

flexesdigits

FlexorCarpiRadialis

medialepicondyleof
humerus

secondandthird
metacarpals

flexessecondandthird
metacarpals

FlexorCarpiUlnaris

medialepicondyleof
humerus,olecranon
process

pisiform

flexescarpals

Leg
Muscle

Origin

Insertion

Gracilis

inferiorborderofpubic proximalmedial
bodynearsymphysis
surfaceoftibia

adductsthighathip

Sartorius

anteriorsuperioriliac
spineandthereason
justbelowit

flexes,abductsand
laterallyrotatesthighat
hip

Pectineus

pectineallinealong
posteriorsurfaceof
superiorramusofpubis femur

adductsandflexes
thighathip

Soleus

proximalhalfof
posteriorsurfaceof
tibiaalongsolealline

posteriorcalcaneusvia
calcanealtendon

plantarflexesfoot

Gastrocnemius

medialheadandlateral
head

posteriorcalcaneusvia
calcanealtendon

plantarflexesfoot

FlexorDigitorum
Longus

medialhalfofmiddle
posteriorsurfaceof
tibia

basesofdistal
phalanges

flexesphalanges

TensorFasciaeLata

anterioriliaccrest

lateralcondyleoftibia
viailiotibialtract

abductsandflexes
thighathip

Semimembranosus

ischialtuberosityofox
cosa

posteriormedial
condyleoftibia

extendsthighathip

Semitendinosus

ischialtuberosityofox
cosa

proximaltibia,medial
totibialtuberosity

extendsthighathip

proximaltibia,medial
totibialtuberosity

Action

AdductorFemoris

ischiumandpubis

shaftoffemur

extendsthigh

RectusFemoris

anteriorinferioriliac
spineandiliumabove
theacetabulum

quadricepstendonto
flexesthighathip
baseofpatellaandonto
tibialtuberosity

VastusLateralis

pectineallinealong
posteriorsurfaceof
superiorramusofpubis femur

adductsandflexes
thighathip

VastusMedialis

shaftoffemur

patella

extendsleg

TibialisAnterior

lateralcondyle

medial,plantarsurfaces dorsiflexesfootat
ofmedialcuneiform
ankle,invertsfoot

AdductorLongus

superioraspectofpubis middlethirdoflinea
asperaoffemur

adductsandflexes
thighathip

Leg

Back
Muscle

Origin

Insertion

Action

GluteusMedius

outeriliacblade

greatertrochanterof
femur

abductsandmedially
rotatesthigh

GluteusMaximus

outeriliacblade,iliac
crest,sacrum

glutealtuberosityof
femur

extendsandlaterally
rotatesthigh

BicepsFemoris

ischialtuberosity

headoffibula

extendsthigh

Acromiodeltoid

shoulderblade

shoulder

flexesandrotatesupper
arm

Spinodeltoid

shoulderblade

upperarm

flexesandrotatesupper
arm

Spinotrapezius

spinesofthoracic
vertebrae

fasciaofscapula
muscles

drawsscapuladorsally

Acromiotrapezius

spinesofcervical
vertebrae

spineofscapula

drawsscapuladorsally

LatissimusDorsi

crestofilium

intertuberculargroove
ofhumerus

extends,adductsand
raisesarm

Caudofemoralis

caudalvertebrae

patella

abductsthigh,extends
leg