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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.
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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
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. | |||