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By location of the muscle’s origin and insertion

Ex. Sterno (on the sternum)

By shape of the muscle

Ex. Deltoid (triangular)

By action of the muscle

Ex. Flexor and extensor (flexes or extends a bone)

Frontalis

Raises eyebrows

Closes eyes, squints, blinks, winks

Orbicularis oculi

Orbicularis oris

Closes mouth and protrudes the lips

Buccinator

Flattens the cheek, chews

Zygomaticus

Raises corners of the mouth

Masseter

Closes the jaw and elevates mandible

Temporalis

Synergist of the masseter, closes jaw

Pulls the corners of the mouth inferiorly

Platysma

Flexes the neck, rotates the head

Sternocleidomastoid

Adducts and flexes the humerus

Pectoralis major

Raise rib cage during inhalation

External intercostals

Depress the rib cage to move air out of the lungs when you exhale forcibly

Internal intercostals

Flexes vertebral column and compresses abdominal contents

Rectus abdominis

Flex vertebral column; rotate trunk and bend it laterally

External and internal obliques

Compresses abdominal contents

Transverse abdominis

Elevates, depresses, adducts, and stabilizes the scapula

Trapezius

Extends and adducts the humerus

Latissimus dorsi

Backs extension

Erector spinae

Flexes the spine laterally

Quadratus lumborum

Arm abduction

Deltoid

Supinates forearm, flexes elbow

Biceps brachii

Elbow flexion

Brachialis

Weak muscle

Brachioradialis

Elbow extension

Triceps brachii

Hip extension

Gluteus Maximus

Hip abduction, steadies pelvis when walking

Gluteus medius

Hip flexion, keeps the upper body from falling backward when standing erect

Iliopsoas

Adducts the thighs

Adductor muscles

Thigh extension and knee flexion

Hamstring group

Ex of hamstring group

Biceps femoris


Semitendinosus


Semimembranosus

Flexes the thigh

Sartorius

Extends the knee

Quadriceps group

Ex. Of Quadriceps group

Rectus femoris


Vastus muscles

Dorsiflexion and foot inversion

Tibialis anterior

Toe extension and dorsiflexion of the foot

Extensor digitorium Longus

Plantar flexion, everts the foot

Fibularis muscles

Plantar flexion

Soleus

Three basic muscle types

Skeletal


Cardiac


Smooth

Contraction of muscles is due to the movement of _______

Microfilaments

Prefixes myo and mys refer to ______

Muscle

Prefix sarco refers to ____

Flesh

Cells are ______

Multinucleate

Have visible banding

Striated

Subject to conscious control

Voluntary

Cells are surrounded and bundled by _________

Connective tissue

Encloses a single muscle fiber

Endomysium

Wraps around a fascicle (bundle) of muscle fibers

Perimysium

Covers the entire skeletal muscle

Epimysium

On the outside of the epimysium

Fascia