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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.

Contents

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 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 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 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 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