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Muscles , Action, Origin,
Insertion, Intervation
study guide:)
Frontalis
• action: raises eyebrows ,
wrinkles forehead skin
horizontally
• Origin: Epicranial
aponeurosis
• Insertion: skin of eyebrows
and root of nose
• Intervation: cranial nerve 7
Occipitalis
• Action: pulls scalp posteriorly
• Origin: Occipital and temporal
bones
• Insertion: epicranial aponeurosis
• Intervation: cranial nerve 7
Orbicularis Oculi
• Action: produces blinking,
squinting, draws eyebrows
inferiorly
• Origin: frontal and maxillary
bones and ligaments around
orbit
• Insertion: tissue of eyelid
• Intervation: cranial nerve 7
Zygomatic minor
action: elevates upper lip
Origin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: skin and muscle at
corner of the mouth
intervation: cranial nerve 7
Zygomaticus MAJOR
• Action: Action: smiling muscle
• Origin:lateral fascia associated
with master muscles
• Insertion: akin at angle of
mouth
• intervation: cranial nerve 7
Risorius• Action: draws corner of lip laterally, tenses lip
• Origin: lateral fascia associated with master muscles
• insertion: skin at angle of mouth
• intervation : cranial nerve 7
Levator Labii Superioris
• Action: raises upper lip
• Origin: Zygomatic bone and
infraorbital margin of maxilla
• Insertion: skin and muscle of
lower lip
• intervation: cranial nerve 7
Depressor Labii Inferioris
• Action: draws lower lip
inferiorly
• Origin: Body of mandible
lateral to its midline
• Insertion: skin and muscle of
lower lip
• Intervation: Cranial nerve 7
Orbicularis Oris
• Action: closes lips, “Duck
Face” muscle
• Origin arises indirectly from
maxilla and mandible
• Insertion: encircles mouth:
inserts into muscles and skin
at angles of the mouth
• intervation: cranial nerve 7
Buccinators
• Used in whistling and sucking,
well developed in nursing
infants
• origin: molar region of maxilla
and mandible
• Insertion: orbicularious Oris
• Intervation: cranial nerve 7
Platysma
• Action: pulls lower lip back and
down, tenses skin of neck
during shaving , depress
mandible
• Origin: fascia of chest (over
pectoral muscle and deltoid)
• Insertion: lower margin of
mandible , and skin and
muscle at corner of mouth
• Intervation: Cranial nerve 7
Masseter
• action: prime mover of jaw
closure , elevates mandible ,
used in Mastication
• Origin: Zygomatic arch and
zygomatic bone
• Insertion: angle and ramus
of mandible
• Intervation: Trigeminal nerve
Temporalis
• Action: closes jaw , elevates
and retracts mandible
• Origin: temporal fossa
• Insertion: coronoid process of
mandible via tendon that
passes deep to zygomatic
arch
• Intervation: trigeminal nerve
Sternocleidomastoid
• Action: prime mover of active head
flexion, contraction of both muscles
causes neck flexion , acting alone
each muscle rotates head toward
shoulder on opposite side
• origin: manubrium of sternum and
medial portion of clavicle
• insertion: mastoid process of
temporal bone and superior
nuchal line of occipital bone
• intervation : Accessory nerve and
branches of cervical spinal
nerves C2 and C3
external intercostals
• Action: elevates the rib cage
and aid in inspiration,
synergist of the diaphragm
• Origin: inferior border of rib
above
• Insertion: superior border of rib
below
• Intervation: intercostal nerves
Diaphragm
• Action : prime mover of
inspiration
• Origin: inferior , internal surface
of rib cage and sternum , costal
cartilages of last six ribs and
lumbar vertebrae
• Insertion: central tendon
• Intervation: phrenic nerve
internal intercostals
• Action: depress the rib cage
and aid in forced expiration
• Origin: superior border of rib
below
• Insertion: inferior border(
coastal groove) of rib above
• Intervation: intercostal nerves
Rectus abdominis
• Action: flex the lumbar region
of the vertebral column,
increase intra-abdominal
pressure
• Origin: pubic crest and
symphysis
• Insertion: Xiphoid process and
costal cartilages of ribs 5-7
• Intervation Intercostal nerves
• ( T6 or T7-T12)
External Oblique
• Action: when both muscles contract
simultaneously they aid the rectus
abdomens in flexing the vertebral
column and in compressing the
abdominal wall, acting individually
each muscle produces lateral flexion
of the trunk
• Origin: by fleshy strips from outer
surfaces of lower eight ribs
• Insertion: most fibers insert into
line alba via a board aponeurosis
• Intervation: internal costal nerves
• (T7-T12)
Internal Oblique
• Action: same as the external
oblique
• Origin: Lumbar fascia , iliac
crest and inguinal ligaments
• Insertion: Linea alba, pubic
crest, last three or four ribs,
and costal margin
• Intervation: Intercostal
nerves (T7-T12) and L11
Transversus abdominis
• Action: same as the external
oblique
• Origin: inguinal ligament,
lumbar fascia, cartilages of last
six : iliac crest
• Insertion: linea alba , pubic
crest
• intervation : Intercostal nerves
(t2-T12) and L1
Pectoralis minor
• Action: draws the scapula
forward and downward when
the ribs are fixed with scapula
fixed, acts as accessory
muscle of inspiration
• Origin: anterior surface of ribs
3-5
• insertion : coracoid process of
scapula
• Intervation : medial and lateral
pectoral nerves (C6-C8)
Serratus anterior
“the Boxer’s muscle”
• action: protracts and holds the
scapula against chest wall.
Fixes shoulder for horizontal
arm movement
• Origin: by a series of muscles
slips from ribs 1-8 (or 9)
• Insertion: entire anterior
surface of vertebral border of
scapula
• Intervation: Long thoracic
nerve (C5 - C7)
Trapezius
• Action: raise scapula , adduct
scapula , depresses scapula.
• Origin : midline of axial
skeleton C7-T12
• Insertion: along accordion and
spine of scapula and lateral
third of clavicle
• intervation: Accessory nerve
Pectoralis major
• Action: flexion, adduct, and
medially rotate at the shoulder
• Origin: Sternal end of clavicle ,
sternum, cartilages of ribs 1-6
and aponerosis of external
oblique muscle
•
Latissimus dorsi
“widest muscle of the back• Action: Extension, adduction, and
medially rotate arm at shoulder
• origin: indirect attachment via
lumbodorsal fascia into spines of
lower six thoracic vertebrae , lower 3
to 4 ribs, and iliac crest; also from
scapula’s inferior angles
• insertion: Spirals around teres major
to insert in floor of tubercular groove
of humerus
Deltoid
• Action: prime mover of arm
abduction
• Origin: Embraces insertion of
the trapezius ‘ lateral end of
clavicle ; accordion and spine
of scapula
• insertion: deltoid tuberosity of
humerus
• intervation: axillary nerve (C5-
C6)
Teres major
(“ Minnie Lat”)
• action: extension , adducts
and medially rotates the arm
• Origin: posterior surface of
scapula at inferior angle
• Insertion: crest of lesser
tubercle on anterior humerus ;
insertion tendon fused with
that of latipsiimus dorsi
Triceps brachii
“three bellies”
• Action: prime mover of forearm
extension
• Origin: Shaft of humerus
• Insertion: by common tendons
into olecranon ulna
• Intervation: Radial nerve ( C6-
C8)
biceps brachii
“two bellies”
• Action: flexes elbow joint (
supnation)
• Origin: Coracoid process
• Insertion: by common tendon
into radial tuberosity
• Intervation: musculocutaneous
nerve (C5- C6)
Brachialis
deep to biceps
• action: major forearm flexor
• Origin: front distal humerus :
embraces insertion og deltoid
muscle
• Insertion coronoid process of
ulna and capsules at elbow
joint
• Intervation:musculocutaneous
nerve
Brachioradialis
• Action: synergist in forearm
flexion
• Origin : lateral supracondylar
ridge at distal end of humerus
• Insertion: base of radial styloid
process
• Intervation: radial nerve
Iliopsoas
• Action: prime mover for flexing
the thigh or for flexing the
trunk on the thigh during a
bow
• Origin: iliac fossa and crest
• Insertion: lesser trochanter of
femur bia iliopsoas
• Intervation: Femoral nerve (L2
and L3)
Sartorius
crosses lateral to medial
• action: when sitting used to
cross one leg over the other
“tailer’s muscle”
• Origin: anterior superior iliac
spine
• Insertion: winds around medial
aspects of knee and inserts
into medial aspect of proximal
tibia
• Intervation: femoral nerve
Adductor muscles
• Action: adducts the thighs
• Origin: pubic rami
• Insertion: linea aspera
• Intervation: Obturator nerve
Gracilis
• Action: adducts the thigh
• Origin: inferior ramus and
body of pubis and adjacent
ischial ramus
• Insertion: medial surface of
tibia just inferior to its medial
condyle
• Intervation: Obturator nerve
Rectus Femoris
(Quadriceps formoris)
• “feather muscle”
• Action: extends the knee and
flexes the thigh
• Origin: anterior inferior iliac
spine and superior margin of
acetabulum
• Insertion: patella and tibial
tuberosity via patellar ligament
• Intervation: Femoral nerve
Vastus Lateralis
(Quadriceps formoris)
• Action: extends the knee
• Origin:greater trochanter,
intertrochanteric line ( femur)
• Insertion: patella and tibial
tuberosity via patellar ligament
• Intervation: Femoral nerve
Vastus Medialis
• Action: extends the knee
• Quadriceps formoris
• Origin: Linea aspera;
intertrochanteric line, linea
aspera , femur
• Insertion: patella and tibial
tuberosity via patella ligament
• Intervation: Femoral nerve
Vastus intermedius
• Action: extends the knee
• Quadriceps formoris
• Origin: anterior and lateral
surfaces of proximal femur shaft
• insertion : patella and tibial
tuberosity via patella ligament
• Intervation:femoral nerve
gluteus maximus
• Action: major extensor of the
thigh
• Origin: dorsal ilium , sacrum,
and coccyx
• Insertion: Gluteal Tuberosity of
femur ; iliotibial tract
• intervation: Inferior gluteal
nerve
Gluteus medius
• Action: abducts the thigh
• Origin: between anterior and
posterior gluteal lines on
lateral surfaces of ilium
• Insertion: by short tendon into
lateral aspect of greater
trochanter of femur
• Intervation: Superior Gluteal
Nerve
Biceps Femoris
• Hamstring
• Action: extends the thigh and
flexes the knee
• Origin: Ischial tuberosity
• Insertion: common tendon
passes downward and laterally
forming lateral border of
popliteal fossa to insert into
head of fibula and lateral
condyle of tibia
• Intervation: Sciatic nevre
Semitendinsosus
• hamstring
• Action: extends the thigh and
flexes the knee
• Origin : ischial tuberosity
• Insertion: medial aspect ofm
upper tibial shaft
• Intervation: sciatic nerve
Semimembranosus
• hamstring
• Action: extends the thigh and
flexes the knee
• Insertion: ischial tuberosity
• insertion: medial condyle of
tibia via oblique popliteal
ligaments to lateral condyle of
femur
• intervation: sciatic nerve
• Most Medial
tibialis anterior
• Action: prime mover of
dorsiflexion
• Origin: lateral Condyle and
upper 2/3 of tibial shaft:
interosseous membrane
• Insertion: by tendon into
inferior surface of medial
cuneiform and first metatarsal
bone
• Intervation: deep fibular nerve
Gastrocnemius
• Action: plantar flexes the foot
• Origin: by the two heads from
medial and lateral condyles of
femur
• Insertion: Posterior calcaneus
via calcaneal tendon
• Intervation: tibial nerve
Soleus
• Action: plantar flexes the foot
• Origin : extensive origin from
superior tibia, fibula , and
interosseous membrane
• Insertion: posterior calcaneus
via calcaneal tendon
• Intervation: Tibial nerve

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Muscles study guide word doc

  • 1. Muscles , Action, Origin, Insertion, Intervation study guide:)
  • 2. Frontalis • action: raises eyebrows , wrinkles forehead skin horizontally • Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis • Insertion: skin of eyebrows and root of nose • Intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 3. Occipitalis • Action: pulls scalp posteriorly • Origin: Occipital and temporal bones • Insertion: epicranial aponeurosis • Intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 4. Orbicularis Oculi • Action: produces blinking, squinting, draws eyebrows inferiorly • Origin: frontal and maxillary bones and ligaments around orbit • Insertion: tissue of eyelid • Intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 5. Zygomatic minor action: elevates upper lip Origin: zygomatic bone Insertion: skin and muscle at corner of the mouth intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 6. Zygomaticus MAJOR • Action: Action: smiling muscle • Origin:lateral fascia associated with master muscles • Insertion: akin at angle of mouth • intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 7. Risorius• Action: draws corner of lip laterally, tenses lip • Origin: lateral fascia associated with master muscles • insertion: skin at angle of mouth • intervation : cranial nerve 7
  • 8. Levator Labii Superioris • Action: raises upper lip • Origin: Zygomatic bone and infraorbital margin of maxilla • Insertion: skin and muscle of lower lip • intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 9. Depressor Labii Inferioris • Action: draws lower lip inferiorly • Origin: Body of mandible lateral to its midline • Insertion: skin and muscle of lower lip • Intervation: Cranial nerve 7
  • 10. Orbicularis Oris • Action: closes lips, “Duck Face” muscle • Origin arises indirectly from maxilla and mandible • Insertion: encircles mouth: inserts into muscles and skin at angles of the mouth • intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 11. Buccinators • Used in whistling and sucking, well developed in nursing infants • origin: molar region of maxilla and mandible • Insertion: orbicularious Oris • Intervation: cranial nerve 7
  • 12. Platysma • Action: pulls lower lip back and down, tenses skin of neck during shaving , depress mandible • Origin: fascia of chest (over pectoral muscle and deltoid) • Insertion: lower margin of mandible , and skin and muscle at corner of mouth • Intervation: Cranial nerve 7
  • 13. Masseter • action: prime mover of jaw closure , elevates mandible , used in Mastication • Origin: Zygomatic arch and zygomatic bone • Insertion: angle and ramus of mandible • Intervation: Trigeminal nerve
  • 14. Temporalis • Action: closes jaw , elevates and retracts mandible • Origin: temporal fossa • Insertion: coronoid process of mandible via tendon that passes deep to zygomatic arch • Intervation: trigeminal nerve
  • 15. Sternocleidomastoid • Action: prime mover of active head flexion, contraction of both muscles causes neck flexion , acting alone each muscle rotates head toward shoulder on opposite side • origin: manubrium of sternum and medial portion of clavicle • insertion: mastoid process of temporal bone and superior nuchal line of occipital bone • intervation : Accessory nerve and branches of cervical spinal nerves C2 and C3
  • 16. external intercostals • Action: elevates the rib cage and aid in inspiration, synergist of the diaphragm • Origin: inferior border of rib above • Insertion: superior border of rib below • Intervation: intercostal nerves
  • 17. Diaphragm • Action : prime mover of inspiration • Origin: inferior , internal surface of rib cage and sternum , costal cartilages of last six ribs and lumbar vertebrae • Insertion: central tendon • Intervation: phrenic nerve
  • 18. internal intercostals • Action: depress the rib cage and aid in forced expiration • Origin: superior border of rib below • Insertion: inferior border( coastal groove) of rib above • Intervation: intercostal nerves
  • 19. Rectus abdominis • Action: flex the lumbar region of the vertebral column, increase intra-abdominal pressure • Origin: pubic crest and symphysis • Insertion: Xiphoid process and costal cartilages of ribs 5-7 • Intervation Intercostal nerves • ( T6 or T7-T12)
  • 20. External Oblique • Action: when both muscles contract simultaneously they aid the rectus abdomens in flexing the vertebral column and in compressing the abdominal wall, acting individually each muscle produces lateral flexion of the trunk • Origin: by fleshy strips from outer surfaces of lower eight ribs • Insertion: most fibers insert into line alba via a board aponeurosis • Intervation: internal costal nerves • (T7-T12)
  • 21. Internal Oblique • Action: same as the external oblique • Origin: Lumbar fascia , iliac crest and inguinal ligaments • Insertion: Linea alba, pubic crest, last three or four ribs, and costal margin • Intervation: Intercostal nerves (T7-T12) and L11
  • 22. Transversus abdominis • Action: same as the external oblique • Origin: inguinal ligament, lumbar fascia, cartilages of last six : iliac crest • Insertion: linea alba , pubic crest • intervation : Intercostal nerves (t2-T12) and L1
  • 23. Pectoralis minor • Action: draws the scapula forward and downward when the ribs are fixed with scapula fixed, acts as accessory muscle of inspiration • Origin: anterior surface of ribs 3-5 • insertion : coracoid process of scapula • Intervation : medial and lateral pectoral nerves (C6-C8)
  • 24. Serratus anterior “the Boxer’s muscle” • action: protracts and holds the scapula against chest wall. Fixes shoulder for horizontal arm movement • Origin: by a series of muscles slips from ribs 1-8 (or 9) • Insertion: entire anterior surface of vertebral border of scapula • Intervation: Long thoracic nerve (C5 - C7)
  • 25. Trapezius • Action: raise scapula , adduct scapula , depresses scapula. • Origin : midline of axial skeleton C7-T12 • Insertion: along accordion and spine of scapula and lateral third of clavicle • intervation: Accessory nerve
  • 26. Pectoralis major • Action: flexion, adduct, and medially rotate at the shoulder • Origin: Sternal end of clavicle , sternum, cartilages of ribs 1-6 and aponerosis of external oblique muscle •
  • 27. Latissimus dorsi “widest muscle of the back• Action: Extension, adduction, and medially rotate arm at shoulder • origin: indirect attachment via lumbodorsal fascia into spines of lower six thoracic vertebrae , lower 3 to 4 ribs, and iliac crest; also from scapula’s inferior angles • insertion: Spirals around teres major to insert in floor of tubercular groove of humerus
  • 28. Deltoid • Action: prime mover of arm abduction • Origin: Embraces insertion of the trapezius ‘ lateral end of clavicle ; accordion and spine of scapula • insertion: deltoid tuberosity of humerus • intervation: axillary nerve (C5- C6)
  • 29. Teres major (“ Minnie Lat”) • action: extension , adducts and medially rotates the arm • Origin: posterior surface of scapula at inferior angle • Insertion: crest of lesser tubercle on anterior humerus ; insertion tendon fused with that of latipsiimus dorsi
  • 30. Triceps brachii “three bellies” • Action: prime mover of forearm extension • Origin: Shaft of humerus • Insertion: by common tendons into olecranon ulna • Intervation: Radial nerve ( C6- C8)
  • 31. biceps brachii “two bellies” • Action: flexes elbow joint ( supnation) • Origin: Coracoid process • Insertion: by common tendon into radial tuberosity • Intervation: musculocutaneous nerve (C5- C6)
  • 32. Brachialis deep to biceps • action: major forearm flexor • Origin: front distal humerus : embraces insertion og deltoid muscle • Insertion coronoid process of ulna and capsules at elbow joint • Intervation:musculocutaneous nerve
  • 33. Brachioradialis • Action: synergist in forearm flexion • Origin : lateral supracondylar ridge at distal end of humerus • Insertion: base of radial styloid process • Intervation: radial nerve
  • 34. Iliopsoas • Action: prime mover for flexing the thigh or for flexing the trunk on the thigh during a bow • Origin: iliac fossa and crest • Insertion: lesser trochanter of femur bia iliopsoas • Intervation: Femoral nerve (L2 and L3)
  • 35. Sartorius crosses lateral to medial • action: when sitting used to cross one leg over the other “tailer’s muscle” • Origin: anterior superior iliac spine • Insertion: winds around medial aspects of knee and inserts into medial aspect of proximal tibia • Intervation: femoral nerve
  • 36. Adductor muscles • Action: adducts the thighs • Origin: pubic rami • Insertion: linea aspera • Intervation: Obturator nerve
  • 37. Gracilis • Action: adducts the thigh • Origin: inferior ramus and body of pubis and adjacent ischial ramus • Insertion: medial surface of tibia just inferior to its medial condyle • Intervation: Obturator nerve
  • 38. Rectus Femoris (Quadriceps formoris) • “feather muscle” • Action: extends the knee and flexes the thigh • Origin: anterior inferior iliac spine and superior margin of acetabulum • Insertion: patella and tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament • Intervation: Femoral nerve
  • 39. Vastus Lateralis (Quadriceps formoris) • Action: extends the knee • Origin:greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line ( femur) • Insertion: patella and tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament • Intervation: Femoral nerve
  • 40. Vastus Medialis • Action: extends the knee • Quadriceps formoris • Origin: Linea aspera; intertrochanteric line, linea aspera , femur • Insertion: patella and tibial tuberosity via patella ligament • Intervation: Femoral nerve
  • 41. Vastus intermedius • Action: extends the knee • Quadriceps formoris • Origin: anterior and lateral surfaces of proximal femur shaft • insertion : patella and tibial tuberosity via patella ligament • Intervation:femoral nerve
  • 42. gluteus maximus • Action: major extensor of the thigh • Origin: dorsal ilium , sacrum, and coccyx • Insertion: Gluteal Tuberosity of femur ; iliotibial tract • intervation: Inferior gluteal nerve
  • 43. Gluteus medius • Action: abducts the thigh • Origin: between anterior and posterior gluteal lines on lateral surfaces of ilium • Insertion: by short tendon into lateral aspect of greater trochanter of femur • Intervation: Superior Gluteal Nerve
  • 44. Biceps Femoris • Hamstring • Action: extends the thigh and flexes the knee • Origin: Ischial tuberosity • Insertion: common tendon passes downward and laterally forming lateral border of popliteal fossa to insert into head of fibula and lateral condyle of tibia • Intervation: Sciatic nevre
  • 45. Semitendinsosus • hamstring • Action: extends the thigh and flexes the knee • Origin : ischial tuberosity • Insertion: medial aspect ofm upper tibial shaft • Intervation: sciatic nerve
  • 46. Semimembranosus • hamstring • Action: extends the thigh and flexes the knee • Insertion: ischial tuberosity • insertion: medial condyle of tibia via oblique popliteal ligaments to lateral condyle of femur • intervation: sciatic nerve • Most Medial
  • 47. tibialis anterior • Action: prime mover of dorsiflexion • Origin: lateral Condyle and upper 2/3 of tibial shaft: interosseous membrane • Insertion: by tendon into inferior surface of medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bone • Intervation: deep fibular nerve
  • 48. Gastrocnemius • Action: plantar flexes the foot • Origin: by the two heads from medial and lateral condyles of femur • Insertion: Posterior calcaneus via calcaneal tendon • Intervation: tibial nerve
  • 49. Soleus • Action: plantar flexes the foot • Origin : extensive origin from superior tibia, fibula , and interosseous membrane • Insertion: posterior calcaneus via calcaneal tendon • Intervation: Tibial nerve