ORIGINS, INSERTIONS AND PRIME MOVER ACTIONS OF MUSCLES IN FIGURE 6.

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Muscle
Adductor Longus
Adductor Magnus

Origin
Anterior surface of pubis
Ischial and pubic rami and ischial tuberosity

Biceps Brachii

Long head upper margin of glenoid fossa;

short head coracoid process of scapula
Long head ischial tuberosity; short head
linea aspera of femur

Biceps Femoris

Brachialis

Anterior surface of lower of humerus

Brachioradialis

Upper 2/3rd of lateral supracondylar ridge of

humerus
Anterior border of outer 1/3rd of clavicle

Deltoid - Anterior
- Medial

Acromion process and lateral end of clavicle

- Posterior

Lower margin of spine of scapula

Extensor Digitorum

Lateral epicondyle of humerus

Extensor Digitorum
Longus
Extensor Carpi
Radialis Longus
Extensor Carpi
Ulnaris
External Obliques

Lateral condyle of tibia and upper of

anterior surface of fibula
Lateral epicondyle and supracondylar ridge
of humerus
Lateral epicondyle of humerus and posterior
border of ulna
Outer surfaces of lower eight ribs

Insertion

Actions
Adducts thigh
Adducts thigh

Medial half of linea aspera

on the femur
Radial (bicipital) tuberosity
of radius
Lateral aspect of head of
fibula and lateral condyle of
tibia
Anterior surface of
coranoid process of ulna
Base of styloids process of
humerus
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Distal phalanges of fingers
2-5
Second and third phalanges
of four lesser toes
Base of 2nd metacarpal

Extends and horizontally extends

humerus
Extends fingers at metacarpophalangeal
and interphalangeal joints
Dorsiflexes and everts foot and extends
toes
Extends and abducts wrist

Base of 5th metacarpal

Extends and adducts wrist

Anterior half of crest of

ilium and from ribs to
public crest

Flexes and laterally flexes trunk, rotates

trunk to opposite side

Flexes and supinates forearm

Flexes knee; long head extends thigh

Flexes forearm
Flexes forearm
Flexes and horizontally flexes humerus
Abducts and horizontally flexes humerus

Flexor Carpi Radialis

Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
Gastrocnemius
Gluteus Maximus

Gluteus Medius
Gracilis
Iliopsoas

Infraspinatus

Base of 2nd metacarpal

Pisiform bone and base of
5th metcarpal
Calcaneus through Achilles
tendon
Posterior surface of femur
at gluteal tuberosity,
iliotibial tract
Lateral surface of ilium between anterior and Lateral aspect of greater
posterior gluteal lines
trochanter of femur
Inferior ramus and body of pubis
Medial surface of tibia just
below medial condyle
Iliacus iliac fossa; Psoas Major transverse Lesser trochanter of femur
processes, bodies and discs of 12th thoracic
vertebra and all lumbar vertebrae
Medial 2/3rd of infraspinous fossa of scapula Greater tubercle of humerus
Medial epicondyle of humerus
Medial epicondyle of humerus, posterior
surface and olecranon process of ulna
By two heads from medial and lateral
condyles of femur
Posterior gluteal line of ilium, lower part of
sacrum, coccyx

Intercostals

External inferior border of rib above;

Internal superior border of rib below

Internal Obliques

Linea alba, pubic crest and lower three ribs

Latissimus Dorsi

Spinous processes of lower six thoracic and

all lumbar vertebrae, posterior surface of
sacrum, iliac crest, lower three ribs
Medial epicondyle of humerus
Pectineal line of pubis on superior ramus

Palmaris Longus
Pectineus

Pectoralis Major

Medial 2/3rd of anterior border of clavicle,

anterior surface of sternum, cartilage of ribs
1-6

External superior border

of rib below; Internal
inferior border of rib above
Crest of ilium and inguinal
ligament
Inferior portion of
intertubercular groove of
humerus
Palmar aponeurosis
Pectineal line of femur
between lesser trochanter
and linea aspera
Greater tubercle of humerus
(lateral surface of humerus)

Flexes and abducts wrist

Flexes and adducts wrist
Plantar flexes foot; can help flex knee
Extends and externally rotates thigh

Abducts and internally rotates thigh

Adducts thigh; helps extend and
internally rotate knee
Flexes thigh

Outwardly rotates and horizontally

extends humerus
Respiration

Flexes and laterally flexes trunk, rotates

trunk to same side
Extends and adducts humerus

Weak flexor of wrist

Flexes and adducts thigh

Flexes, internally rotates, adducts and

horizontally flexes humerus

Pectoralis Minor
Peroneus Longus

Pronator Teres
Rectus Abdominis
Rectus Femoris

Rhomboideus Major
Sartorius

Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Serratus Anterior
Soleus

Sternocleidomastoid
Tensor Fasciae Latae
Teres Major

Anterior surfaces of ribs 3 to 5

Tip of coracoid process of

scapula
Lateral condyle of tibia, head and upper 2/3rd Lateral margin of plantar
of fibula
surface of medial
cuneiform and base of first
metatarsal
Medial epicondyle of humerus, coronoid
Lateral surface of radius
process of ulna
near middle
Cartilages of ribs 5 to 7
Pubic crest and pubic
symphysis
Anterior inferior iliac spine and superior
Base of patella and, by
margin of acetabulum
patellar ligament, tibial
tuberosity
th
Spinous processes of 7 cervical vertebra and Medial border of scapula
all thoracic vertebrae
Anterior superior iliac spine
Anterior and medial surface
of tibia just below medial
condyle
Upper and lateral aspects of ischial tuberosity Medial condyle of tibia
Lower and medial aspects of ischial
tuberosity
Outer surfaces of upper nine ribs at side of
chest
Posterior surface of head of fibula and upper
2/3rd of shaft, medial border of middle 1/3 of
tibia
Manubrium of sternum; medial 1/3rd of
clavicle
Anterior aspect of iliac crest and anterior
superior iliac spine
Posterior surface of inferior angle of scapula

Upper part of medial

surface of shaft of tibia
Anterior surface of medial
border of scapula
Calcaneus through Achilles
tendon
Mastoid process of
temporal bone
Iliotibial tract
Crest of lesser tubercle on

Depresses, protracts and downwardly

rotates scapula
Everts foot

Pronates forearm
Flexes trunk
Flexes thigh and extends knee

Elevates, retracts and downwardly rotates

scapula
Helps flex and laterally rotate thigh and
flex knee
Extends thigh; flexes and internally
rotates knee
Extends thigh; flexes and internally
rotates knee
Protracts and upwardly rotates scapula
Plantar flexes foot

Flexes, laterally flexes, and rotates to the

opposite side the head and cervical spine
Helps flex, abduct and internally rotate
thigh
Extends, adducts and internally rotates

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Tibialis Anterior

Lateral condyle and upper 2/3 of lateral

surface of tibia

Transversus
Abdominis
Trapezius

Inguinal ligament, iliac crest, lumbodorsal

fascia, cartilages of lower six ribs
Occipital bone, ligamentum nuchae, spinous
processes of 7th cervical vertebra and all
thoracic vertebrae

Triceps Brachii

Long head infraglenoid tuberosity of

scapula; lateral head posterior surface of
upper half of humerus; medial head
posterior surface of lower 2/3rd of humerus
Greater trochanter, upper part of
intertrochanteric line, and linea aspera of
femur
Linea aspera and lower half of
intertrochanteric line of femur

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Medialis

anterior surface of humerus

Inferior surface of medial
cuneiform and first
metatarsal
Linea alba and pubic crest

humerus
Dorsiflexes and inverts foot

Acromion process, spine of

scapula and posterior
border of lateral 1/3rd of
clavicle
Olecranon process of ulna

Retracts and upwardly rotates scapula;

upper fibres elevate scapula; middle
fibres retract scapula; lower fibres
depress scapula
Extends forearm

Base of patella and, by

patellar ligament, tibial
tuberosity
Base of patella and, by
patellar ligament, tibial
tuberosity

Extends knee

Compresses abdominal contents

Extends knee