Interactions of Muscles
Muscles can be classified into 4 functional groups!– Synergist- they help prime movers by
adding extra force, reducing unneccessary movements.
– Fixators- Holds parts of the body in proper position for the action of other muscles, primarily postural muscles.
Interactions of Muscles
Muscles can be classified into 4 functional groups!– Prime Mover- A muscle that provides the
major force for producing a specific movement.
– Antagonists- muscles that oppose, or reverse, a particular movement.
Muscles Work!!
Muscles never push they just pull!! Muscles are usually in pairs because
whatever one muscles or muscle group can do, there is another muscle or group of muscles that “undoes” the action.
Naming of the Skeletal Muscles!
Skeletal muscles are named according to a number of criteria, each of which describes the muscle in some way.
Paying attention to these cues can simplify the task of learning muscle names and actions.
Naming of the Skeletal Muscles!
1. Location of the Muscle (temporalis) 2. Shape of the Muscle (Deltoid) 3. Relative size of the Muscle
(Maximus, minimus) 4. Direction of the Muscle Fibers
(rectus –straight: oblique, transverse
mean to run at right angles.)
Naming of the Skeletal Muscles!
5. Number of Origins
(triceps and biceps) 6. Location of the attachments
(Sternocleidomastoid) 7. Action (adductor longus)
Orbicularis Oculi
The WINKER A ringlike band of
muscle, called a sphincter muscle, that surrounds the eye. It lies in the subcutaneous tissue of the eyelid
Closes eye in blinking It also aids in the
compressing the tear glands
Orbicularis Oris
The “Pucker Up” Muscle
Sphincter muscle that surrounds the lips.
Closes and puckers the lips.
Often called the “kissing muscle”
Zygomaticus
Extends from the zygomatic arch downward to the corner of the mouth
Raises corner of mouth when smiling and laughing
Platysma
The Frowner Thin sheet like
superficial neck muscle.
Plays a role in facial expression.
Tenses skin of neck. (e.g. during shaving)
Epicranius
The epicranius covers the upper part of the cranium and consists of two muscular parts.– Frontalis and Occipitalis
Sternocleidomastoid
Praying Muscle Long muscle in the side
of the neck that extends upward from the thorax to the base of the skull behind the ear
Pulls head to one side
Masseter
“The Chewer” A thick flattened
muscle that can be felt just in front of the ear when the teeth are clenched
Elevates mandible Closes mouth
Buccinator
Blower or Whistler!! Thin, horizontal
cheek muscles; Draws corner of
mouth laterally, compresses cheek , well developed in nursing infants.
Trapezius
o A large triangular muscle in the upper back that extends horizontally from the base of the skull and the cervical thoracic vertebrae to the shoulder
o Rotates scapula.
Rhomboideus
The Rhomboids are very thin muscles which have tremendous responsibility.
Connects the upper thoracic vertebrae to the scapula.
Raises the scapula and adducts.
Serratus Anterior
A broad curved muscle located on the side of the chest
Arises from narrow strips on the upper ribs and extends along the medial wall of the axilla to the ventral surface of the scapula
Pulls scapula anteriorly and downward
Used to thrust the shoulder forward when pushing something.
Pectoralis Major
A thick fan shaped muscle located in the upper chest.
Extends from the center of the thorax through the armpit to the humerus
Adducts and medially rotates humerus; draws scapula anteriorly and inferiorly.
Pulls the arm forward and across the chest.
Pectoralis Minor
A thin, flat muscle that lies beneath the larger pectoralis major
Stabilizes scapula by drawing it inferiorly and anteriorly against thoracic wall
Teres Major
Medially rotates and adducts arm.
Stabilizes shoulder joint
Connects the scapula to the humerus
Infraspinatus
Occupies the depression below the spine of the scapula on its posterior surface.
Attach the scapula to the humerus; helps to hold humeral head in glenoid cavity of scapula.
Laterally rotate arm
Latissimus Dorsi
It is a wide, triangular muscle that curves upward from the lower back, around the sides, and to the armpit.
Extends, adducts, and rotates arm, pulls shoulder down or back
Deltoid Muscle
Abducts, extends, and flexes the arm
It is a thick, triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint.
Biceps Brachii
It is a fleshy muscle that forms a long, rounded mass on the anterior side of the arm
Connects the scapula to the radius and ulna
Flexes forearm at elbow Rotates hand laterally
Brachialis
A large muscle beneath the biceps brachii
Connects the shaft of the humerus to the ulna
Flexes forearm at elbow
Triceps Brachii
Has three heads and is the only muscle on the back of the arm
Connects the humerus and scapula to the ulna
It is the primary extensor of the elbow.
Flexes forearm at elbow
Extensor Digitorum
Runs medially along the back of the forearm.
Connects the humerus to the posterior surface of the phalanges and then extends the fingers.
Extends hand at wrist joint
External Oblique
A broad, thin sheet of muscle whose fibers slant downward from the lower ribs to the pelvic girdle.
Tenses abdominal wall Compresses contents
Internal Oblique
A broad, thin sheet of muscle located beneath the external oblique
Runs up and forward from the pelvic girdle to the lower ribs.
Tenses abdominal wall Compresses contents
Rectus Abdominis
Long, straplike muscle that connects the pubic bones to the ribs and sternum.
Tenses abdominal wall Compresses contents Flexes vertebral column
Biceps femoris
Has 2 heads, one attaches to the ischium and the other attached to the femur.
Passes along the back of the thigh on the lateral side and connects to the proximal ends of the fiubla and tibia.
Flexes and rotates leg laterally and extends thigh.
1 of the hamstring muscles
Semitendinosus (the 2nd muscle of the hamstring)
Semitendinosus- long bandlike muscle on the back of the thigh.
Connecting the ischium to the proximal end of the tibia.
Flexes and rotates the leg medially and extends the thigh
Semimembranosus (the 3rd muscle of the hamstring)
Semimembranosus the most medially located muscle in the back of the thigh; it connects the ischium to the tibia.
Flexes and rotates the leg medially and extends the thigh
Sartorius
An elongated, straplike muscle that passes obliquely across the front of the thigh and then descends over the medial side of the knee.
Connects the ilium to the tibia and flexes the leg and the thigh.
Flexes leg and thigh Abducts and rotates thigh
laterally
Quadriceps Femoris
This is a large fleshy muscle group Occupies the front and sides of the thigh and
is the primary extensor of the knee Includes….Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis,
vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius (I am not holding you accountable for the last one)
These parts connect the ilium and femur to a common patella tendon, which passes over the front of the knee and attaches to the patella.
Gluteus Maximus The largest muscle in the
body and covers a large part of each buttock
Connects the ilium, sacrum, and coccyx to the femur by fascia of the thigh and extends the thigh.
Extends thigh at hip, helps to straighten the lower limb, also used to raise the body from a sitting position
Gluteus Medius
Partly covered by the gluteus maxium.
Its fibers extend from the ilium to the femur
Abducts and rotates thigh medially
Adductor Longus
A long triangular muscle that runs from the pubic bone to the femur
Adducts, flexes, and rotates thigh laterally
Adductor Magnus
The largest adductor of the thigh.
A triangular muscle that connects the ischium to the femur.
Adducts, extends, and rotates thigh laterally.
Gracilis
A long straplike muscle that passes from the pubic bone to the tibia.
Adducts thigh Flexes leg at knee
Tibialis Anterior
An elongated, spindle-shaped muscle located on the front of the leg
Arises from the tibia, passes medially over the distal end of the tibia, and attaches to bones of the foot
Dorsiflexion and inversion of foot
Extensor Digitorum Longus
This is situated along the lateral side of the leg just behind the tibialis anterior.
Dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot
Extension of toes
Gastrocnemius
On the back of the leg forms part of the calf.
Plantar flexion of foot and flexion of leg at knee
Soleus
A thick, flat muscle located beneath the gastrocnemius and together these two muscles form the calf of the leg
Arises from the tibia and fibula and extends to the heel
Plantar flexion of foot
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