List of muscles of the human body

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This is a list of muscles of the human anatomy. There are approximately 650 skeletal muscles within the typical human. However, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently.

Contents

1 The muscles of the head
2 The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
3 The muscles of the trunk
4 The muscles of the
5 The muscles of the
6 Sources

The muscles of the head

Muscles of the — — — — — LIST OF ALL MUSCLES

scalp: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) | (Gray's [s105])
eyelid: orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii | (Gray's [s106])
nose: procerus - nasalis - depressor septi nasi - dilatator naris posterior - dilatator naris anterior - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | (Gray's [s107])
mouth: levator labii superioris - levator anguli oris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - depressor labii inferioris - depressor anguli oris - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius | (Gray's [s108])
mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial) | (Gray's [s109])
extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) | intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter | (Gray's [s227])
hearing: auricularis anterior - stapedius - tensor tympani | (Gray's [s228]-Gray's [s232])
larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid | (Gray's [s236])
tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis) | (Gray's [s242])
palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus | (Gray's [s243])
pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus | (Gray's [s244])

The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck

The muscles of the trunk

Muscles of the — — — — — LIST OF ALL MUSCLES

SUBOCCIPITAL : rectus capitis posterior (major, minor) | obliquus capitis (inferior, superior) | (Gray's [s116])

PELVIS: levator ani (iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus) | coccygeus | (Gray's [s119])

The muscles of the
Muscles of the — — — — — LIST OF ALL MUSCLES
VERTEBRAL COLUMN: trapezius | latissimus dorsi | rhomboid major | rhomboid minor | levator scapulae | (Gray's [s121])
ANTERIOR AND LATERAL THORACIC WALLS: pectoralis major | pectoralis minor | subclavius | serratus anterior | (Gray's [s122])
SHOULDER: deltoid | rotator cuff (subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor) | teres major | (Gray's [s123])
ARM: coracobrachialis | biceps brachii | brachialis | triceps brachii | (Gray's [s124])
FOREARM: Volar super. | pronator teres | palmaris longus | flexor carpi radialis | flexor carpi ulnaris | flexor digitorum superficialis
Volar deep | flexor digitorum profundus | flexor pollicis longus | pronator quadratus
Dorsal super. | brachioradialis | extensor digitorum | extensor carpi radialis longus | extensor digiti minimi | extensor carpi radialis brevis | extensor carpi ulnaris | anconeus
Dorsal deep | supinator | abductor pollicis longus | extensor pollicis brevis | extensor pollicis longus | extensor indicis | (Gray's [s125])
HAND: Lateral volar/thenar | abductor pollicis brevis | opponens pollicis | flexor pollicis brevis | adductor pollicis
Medial volar/hypothenar | palmaris brevis | abductor minimi digiti | flexor brevis minimi digiti | opponens digiti minimi
Intermediate | lumbrical | dorsal interossei | palmar interossei | (Gray's [s126])

The muscles of the
Muscles of the — — — — — LIST OF ALL MUSCLES
ILIAC REGION/HIP FLEXORS: psoas major | psoas minor | iliacus | (Gray's [s127])
THIGH: anterior femoral | sartorius | quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) | articularis genu
medial femoral/adductor | gracilis | pectineus | adductor brevis | adductor longus | adductor magnus
glut. reg. | glut. (maximus, medius, minimus) | tensor fasciae latae
lateral rotator group | piriformis | obturator externus | obturator internus | inferior gemellus | superior gemellus | quadratus femoris
posterior femoral/hamstring | biceps femoris | semitendinosus, semimembranosus | (Gray's [s128])
LEG: anterior crural | tibialis anterior | extensor hallucis longus | extensor digitorum longus | peroneus tertius | extensor digitorum brevis | extensor hallucis brevis
superficial posterior crural | calf (gastrocnemius, soleus) | plantaris
deep posterior crural | popliteus | flexor hallucis longus | flexor digitorum longus | tibialis posterior
lateral crural | peroneus longus, peroneus brevis | (Gray's [s129])
FOOT: first layer | abductor hallucis | flexor digitorum brevis | abductor minimi digiti
second layer | quadratus plantae | lumbrical muscle
third layer | flexor hallucis brevis | adductor hallucis | flexor brevis minimi digiti
fourth layer | dorsal interossei | plantar interossei | (Gray's [s131])

Sources

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/muscles/muscles.html
http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/
http://www.rad.washington.edu/atlas2/

Muscular system - [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]
Muscular tissue \| Muscle contraction \| Muscles of the human body
Muscular types
Cardiac muscle \| Skeletal muscle \| Smooth muscle

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