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GROSS ANATOMY OF THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
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Naming Skeletal Muscles (I)
1. By location of muscle
 Ex: Temporalis (temporal bone),
Oris (mouth)
2. By number of origins
 Ex: Triceps (three heads)
3. By direction of muscle fibers
 Ex: Rectus (straight)
4. By relative size of muscle
 Ex: Maximus (largest)
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Naming Skeletal Muscles (II)
5. By location of muscle’s origin & insertion
 Ex: Sterno (on sternum),
Cleido (clavicle)
6. By shape of muscle
 Ex: Deltoid (triangular),
Trapezius (diamond)
7. By action of muscle
 Ex: Flexor & extensor
(flexes or extends bone)
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I. Head & Neck Muscles
Figure 6.15
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A. Facial Muscles
 Frontalis—raises eyebrows
 Orbicularis oculi—closes eyes, squints, blinks, winks
 Orbicularis oris—closes mouth & protrudes lips
 Buccinator—flattens cheek, chews
 Zygomaticus—raises corners of the mouth
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B. Chewing Muscles
 Masseter—closes jaw & elevates mandible
 Temporalis—closes jaw
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C. Neck Muscles
 Platysma—pulls corners of mouth inferiorly
 Sternocleidomastoid—flexes neck, rotates head
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II. Muscles of Trunk, Shoulder, Arm
Figure 6.16a
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A. Chest Muscles
 Pectoralis major—adducts & flexes humerus
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B. Abdominal Muscles
 Rectus abdominis—flexes vertebral column
 External & internal obliques—flex vertebral column;
rotate trunk and bend it laterally
 Transversus abdominis—compresses abdomen
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C. Shoulder & Back Muscles
 Trapezius—elevates, depresses, & adducts scapula
 Latissimus dorsi—extends & adducts humerus
 Deltoid—arm abduction
Figure 6.17a
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D. Arm Muscles
 Biceps brachii—supinates forearm, flexes elbow
 Brachialis—elbow flexion
 Triceps brachii—elbow extension
Figure 6.17a
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III. Muscles of Lower Limb
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A. Muscles of the Pelvis (Hips)
 Gluteus maximus—hip extension
 Gluteus medius—hip abduction, steadies pelvis in walking
 Iliopsoas—hip flexion, keeps the upper body from falling
backward when standing erect
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B. Muscles of the Thigh (Anterior)
 Sartorius—flexes the thigh; “Tailor’s Muscle”
 Quadriceps group—extends the knee
 Rectus femoris
 Vastus muscles – medialis, intermedius, lateralis
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C. Muscles of the Thigh (Posterior)
 Hamstring group—thigh extension & knee flexion
 Biceps femoris
 Semimembranosus
 Semitendinosus
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D. Muscles of the Lower Leg
 Tibialis anterior—dorsiflexion of foot
 Gastrocnemius & Soleus—plantar flexion
Figure 6.20a
Figure 6.20b
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Intramuscular Injection Sites
Figure 6.18, 6.19b, d
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