IMPORTANT MUSCLES OF THE BODY 



LOCATION 



HEAD 



AND 



NECK 



TRUNK 



UPPER 

 LIMBS 



LOWER 

 LIMBS 



NAME 



Occipito-frontalis . . 



Obicularis palpebrarum 

 Levator palpebrarum . 



Temporal 



Masseter . 



Sterno-cleido-mastoid . 

 Platysma myoides 



Pectoralis major . . 

 Pectoralis minor . . 

 Latissimus dorsi . . 



Serratus magnus . . 

 Trapezius .... 

 Rhomboideus . . . 

 Intercostals .... 

 External oblique . . 

 Internal oblique . . 



Rectus abdominis . . 



Deltoid 



Biceps 

 ! Triceps 

 I Brachialis anticus 



Supinator longus . 



Flexor carpi radialis 

 1^ Flexor carpi ulnaris 



Gluteus maximus . 

 Adductors of thigh 

 Sartorius 



Rectus femoris . . 



Vastus externus . 



Vastus internus . 



Biceps femoris . . 



Gracilis . . . 



Tibialis anticus 

 Peroneus longus 

 Gastrocnemius . 

 Soleus . 



CHIEF FUNCTION 



moves scalp and raises eye- 

 brow. 



shuts the eyes, 

 opens the eyes. 



raise the lower jaw. 



depresses head upon neck and 



neck upon chest, 

 depresses lower jaw and lower 



lip. 



draws arm across front of 



chest. 



depresses point of shoulder, 

 draws arm downwards and 



backwards. 



assists in raising ribs, 

 backward movements of head 



and shoulder, 

 raise and depress the ribs, 

 various forward movements 



of trunk, 

 compresses abdominal viscera 



and acts upon pelvis. 



carries arm outwards and up- 

 wards. 



flexes elbow and raises arm. 

 extends the forearm, 

 flexor of elbow, 

 flexes the forearm. 



flexors of wrist. 



adducts the thigh. 



draw the thigh inwards. 



crosses the legs. 



extensor of leg. 



extensor of leg. 



extensor of leg upon thigh. 



flexes leg upon thigh. 



flexes the leg and adducts 



thigh. 



draws up inner border of foot, 

 raises outer edge of foot, 

 keep the body erect, and aid 



in walking and running. 



