Muscles
Prime Mover = responsible for movement i.e. Biceps brachii = forearm flexion
Antagonists = resists movement of prime moveri.e. Triceps brachii = forearm extension
Synergists = Aid prime movers i.e. Brachioradialis for forearm flexion
Muscles
1. Of the head and face
2. Of the pectoral girdle & arms
3. Of the thorax & abdomen
4. Of the pelvic girdle & legs
Muscles of Face & Mastication
Frontalis
Occipitalis
Epicranial aponeuroses
Orbicularis oculi
Orbicularis oris
Zygomaticus major
Buccinator
Masseter
Temporalis
Sternocleidomastoid
Splenius capitis
Orbicularis Oris
OrbicularisOculi
Zygomaticusmajor
Buccinator
2 = Serratus Anterior(pulls scapula anteriorly)
Muscles that move Pectoral Girdle
1 = pectoralis minor(depresses scapula)
Posterior Arm
Supraspinatus(abducts arm)
Infraspinatus(rotates arm laterally)
Teres Minor(rotates arm laterally)
Teres Major(rotates arm medially & adducts arm)
Deltoid (Removed)
Muscles that move arm
Anterior Arm
Subscapularis(rotates arm medially)
Biceps Brachii(flexes elbow & rotates hand laterally)
1 & 2 = Iliopsoas group
3 = Sartorius
4 = Rectus Femoris
5 = Vastus Lateralus
6 = Vastus Medialus
7 = Gracilis
Anterior Thigh Muscles
Lateral Thigh
1 = Gluteus maxiumus2 = Semitendinosis3 = Biceps femoris4 = Vastus lateralus
Anterior Thigh
Posterior Thigh
Medial Thigh
1 = Gastrocnemius
2 = Tibialis Anterior
3 = Soleus
Medial Leg