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List of muscles of the human body
This is a list of muscles of the human anatomy. There are over 600 skeletal muscles within the typical human.
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The muscles of the head
- Muscles of facial expression
- Auricularis anterior muscle
- Buccinator muscle
- Corrugator supercilii muscle
- Depressor anguli oris muscle
- Depressor labii inferioris muscle
- Depressor septi nasi muscle
- Frontalis muscle
- Levator anguli oris muscle
- Levator labii supeioris muscle
- Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
- Mentalis muscle
- Nasalis muscle
- Occipitalis muscle
- Orbicularis oculi muscle
- Orbicularis oris muscle
- Platysma
- Procerus muscle
- Risorius muscle
- Zygomaticus major muscle
- Zygomaticus minor muscle
- The muscles of mastication
- Lateral pterygoid muscle
- Masseter muscle
- Medial pterygoid muscle
- Temporalis muscle
- The muscles of the orbit
- Inferior oblique muscle
- Inferior rectus muscle
- Lateral rectus muscle
- Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
- Medial rectus muscle
- Superior oblique muscle
- Superior rectus muscle
The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
- The superficial cervical muscle
- Platysma
- The lateral cervical muscles
- The suprahyoid muscles
- Stylohyoid muscle
- Digastric muscle
- Geniohyoid muscle
- Mylohyoid muscle
- The infrahyoid muscles
- Omohyoid muscle
- Sternohyoid muscle
- Sternothyroid muscle
- Thyrohyoid muscle
- The anterior vertebral muscles
- Longus capitis muscle
- Longus colli muscle
- Rectus capitis anterior muscle
- Rectus capitis lateralis muscle
- The lateral vertebral muscles
- Scalenus anterior muscle
- Scalenus medius muscle
- Scalenus posterior muscle
The muscles of the trunk
- The deep muscles of the back
- Interspinales muscle
- Intertransversarii muscle
- Multifidus muscle
- Rotatores muscle
- Sacrospinalis muscle
- Semispinalis muscle
- Splenius capitis muscle
- Splenius cervicis muscle
- The suboccipital muscles
- Obliquus capitis inferior muscle
- Obliquus capitis superior muscle
- Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
- Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
- The muscles of the thorax
- Diaphragm muscle
- Intercostales externi muscle
- Intercostales interni muscle
- Levatores costarum muscle
- Serratus posterior inferior muscle
- Serratus posterior superior muscle
- Subcostales muscle
- Transversus thoracis muscle
- The muscles of the abdomen
- Cremaster muscle
- Obliquus externus abdominis muscle
- Obliquus internus abdominis muscle
- Psoas major muscle
- Psoas minor muscle
- Pyramidalis muscle
- Quadratus lumborum muscle
- Rectus abdominis muscle
- Transversus abdominis muscle
- The muscles of the pelvis
- Coccygeus muscle
- Levator Ani muscle
- The muscles of the perineum
- Bulbospongiosus muscle
- Corrugator cutis ani muscle
- Ischiocavernosus muscle
- Sphincter ani externus muscle
- Sphincter ani internus muscle
- Sphincter urethrae membranaceae muscle
- Transversus perinei profundus muscle
- Transversus perinei superficialis muscle
The muscles of the upper limb
- The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column
- levator scapulae muscle
- rhomboid major muscle
- rhomboid minor muscle
- trapezius muscle
- serratus anterior muscle
- latissimus dorsi muscle
- The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the anterior and lateral thoracic walls
- pectoralis major muscle
- pectoralis minor muscle
- subclavius muscle
- The muscles of the shoulder and musculotendinous cuff
- deltoid muscle
- infraspinatus muscle
- subscapularis muscle
- supraspinatus muscle
- teres major muscle
- teres minor muscle
- The muscles of the arm
- anconeus muscle
- biceps brachii muscle
- brachialis muscle
- triceps brachii muscle
- coracobrachialis muscle
- The muscles of the forearm
- brachioradialis muscle
- extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
- extensor carpi radialis longus muscle
- extensor carpi ulnaris muscle
- extensor digiti minimi
- extensor digitorum muscle
- extensor pollicis longus muscle
- flexor carpi radialis muscle
- flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
- flexor digitorum profundus muscle
- flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
- flexor pollicis brevis muscle
- flexor pollicis longus muscle
- pronator quadratus muscle
- pronator teres muscle
- palmaris longus muscle
- supinator muscle
- The muscles of the hand
- abductor pollicis brevis muscle
- abductor pollicis longus muscle
- adductor pollicis muscle
- dorsal interossei muscles
- extensor pollicis brevis muscle
- palmar interossei muscles
- palmaris brevis muscle
- opponens digiti minimi muscle
- opponens pollicis muscle
- lumbrical muscles
The muscles of the lower limb
- The muscles of the iliac region
- gluteus maximus muscle
- gluteus medius muscle
- gluteus minimus muscle
- inferior gemellus muscle
- superior gemellus muscle
- obturator externus muscle
- obturator internus muscle
- quadratus femoris muscle
- piriformis muscle
- The muscles of the thigh
- adductor brevis muscle
- adductor longus muscle
- adductor magnus muscle
- biceps femoris muscle
- vastus intermedius muscle
- vastus lateralis muscle
- vastus medialis muscle
- gracilis muscle
- semimembranosus muscle
- semitendinosus muscle
- sartorius muscle
- rectus femoris muscle
- pectineus muscle
- The muscles of the leg
- tibialis anterior muscle
- tibialis posterior muscle
- flexor hallucis longus muscle
- flexor digitorum longus muscle
- extensor digiti minimi muscle
- extensor digitorum longus muscle
- extensor digitorum brevis muscle
- extensor hallucis longus muscle
- gastrocnemius muscle
- soleus muscle
- popliteus muscle
- plantaris muscle
- peroneus brevis muscle
- peroneus longus muscle
- peroneus tertius muscle
- The muscles of the foot
- abductor hallucis muscle
- adductor hallucis muscle
- dorsal interossei muscles
- flexor hallucis brevis muscle
- flexor digitorum brevis muscle
- plantar interossei muscles
- quadratus plantae muscle
- lumbrical muscles
Sources:
- http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/muscles/muscles.html
- http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/
- http://www.rad.washington.edu/atlas2/
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Last updated: 01-22-2005 17:34:17