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LIST OF MUSCLES OF THE HUMAN BODY

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

The muscles of the head

Muscles of the Head — Neck — Trunk — Upper limb — Lower limb— 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


Muscles of the Head — Neck — Trunk — Upper limb — Lower limb— LIST OF ALL MUSCLES
SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL: platysma | (Gray's s110)

LATERAL CERVICAL: sternocleidomastoid | (Gray's s111)

SUPRAHYOID: digastric | stylohyoid | mylohyoid | geniohyoid - INFRAHYOID/STRAP: sternohyoid | sternothyroid | thyrohyoid | omohyoid | (Gray's s112)

VERTEBRAL — ANTERIOR: longus colli | longus capitis | rectus capitis anterior | rectus capitis lateralis (Gray's s113)

LATERAL: scalenus anterior | scalenus medius | scalenus posterior | (Gray's s114)

The muscles of the trunk

Muscles of the Head — Neck — Trunk — Upper limb — Lower limb— LIST OF ALL MUSCLES

BACK: splenius capitis | splenius cervicis | sacrospinalis | semispinalis | multifidus | rotatores | interspinales | intertransversarii | (Gray's s115)

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

THORAX: intercostales (externi, interni) | subcostales | transversus thoracis | levatores costarum | serratus posterior (inferior, superior) | diaphragm | (Gray's s117)

ABDOMEN: obliques (external, internal) | transversus abdominis | rectus abdominis | pyramidalis | cremaster | quadratus lumborum | (Gray's s118)

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

PERINEUM: corrugator cutis ani | sphincter ani (externus, internus) | transversus perinei superficialis | bulbospongiosus | ischiocavernosus | Transversus perinei profundus sphincter urethrae membranaceae | (Gray's s120)

The muscles of the upper limb

Muscles of the Head — Neck — Trunk — Upper limb — Lower limb— 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 | abductor pollicis brevis | thenar (opponens pollicis, flexor pollicis brevis, adductor pollicis)
Medial volar | palmaris brevis | hypothenar (abductor minimi digiti, flexor digiti minimi brevis, opponens digiti minimi)
Intermediate | lumbrical | dorsal interossei | palmar interossei | (Gray's s126)

The muscles of the lower limb

Muscles of the Head — Neck — Trunk — Upper limb — Lower limb— 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


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