BIOLOGY 237 Unit 2 Objectives

Muscle List

Using the tables in your textbook pp. 314 through 356, make a chart showing the location, origin and insertion, joint moved, and action of each muscle. Identify five examples each of muscles which act as synergists, antagonists, and fixators.  You may also find the Muscle Actions page helpful.

abdominal obliques (internal, external)

adductors of the femur (magnus, brevis, longus)

biceps brachii

biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus (hamstrings)

brachialis

brachioradialis

buccinator

deltoid

erector spinae

extensor carpi radialis longus

extensor carpi ulnaris

extensor digitorum

extensor digitorum longus

flexor carpi radialis

flexor carpi ulnaris

frontalis

gastrocnemius

gluteus maximus, medius, minimus

gracilis

iliopsoas

infraspinatus

intercostals, internal and external

latissimus dorsi

longissimus capitus

masseter

occipitalis

orbicularis oculi

orbicularis oris

palmaris longus

pectineus

pectoralis major and minor

peroneus longus

piriformis

platysma

pronator teres

quadratus lumborum

rectus abdominis

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius (quadriceps)

rhomboid major and minor

sartorius

semispinalis capitus

serratus anterior

soleus

splenius capitus

sternocleidomastoid

supraspinatus

temporalis

tensor fasciae latae

teres major and minor

tibialis anterior

transverse abdominis

trapezius

triceps brachii

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The following is an example of the format of your muscle chart
Name of Muscle Location  Attachment Action
abdominal obliques:

internal oblique

abdominal wall O=iliac crest, lumbodorsal fascia of back; inguinal ligament;

I=last 3 ribs, linea alba, pubic crest

lateral rotation and vertebral abduction;

compresses abdomen

Do the same for each of the muscles listed.