MUSCLE ORIGIN INSERTION ACTION

1. Mylohyoid – thin sheet; Medial surface of Levator of floor of mouth cav.

Median raphe
half of the jaw mandible During breating or swallowing
2. Geniohyoid – thin sheet; Medial surface of
Post. cornua Draws hyoid forward
tip of jaw from hyoid mandible; near symphisis
3. Sternoradialis – thick
sheet; crossing
obliquely from sternum Episternum; omosternum Prox. end of radius Flexor of forearm
to prox. end of rad-ulna
4. Scapulohumeralis
5. Pectoralis – tripartite
fan-fanshaped; chest
region Coracoid; epicoracoid
a. P. Epicoradodia cart
(anterior) Adductor of the arm; expands
the abdominal cav. During
b. P. Sternalis (middle) Xiphisternum; xyphoid breating
c. Cutaneous P. cartilage

Ant. half of rectus

d. P. Abdominis (posterior)
abdominis muscle
6. Rectus abdominis –
ventral abdominal wall
a. Linea alba Pubic border sternum
Constricts abd. Cav.; supp and
b. Inscriptiones
holds viscera
tendineae
7. External oblique –
Ilium; dorsal fascia Linea alba
lateral abdominal wall
2nd sheet of lumbodorsal
Linea alban; extensive
8. Internal & transversus fascia; border of pelv. Compressor of abd.
aponeurosis
Girdle
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1. Temporalis – curving on
Mid-dorsal axis of skull; Levator of jaw; closing
tympanum; passing to Post. End. Of mandible
behind fronto-parietal mouth
mandible
2. Cucullaris – narrow
Fascia on mid-dorsal Draws 2 suprascapulae &
muscle (concealed by Suprascapulla
line of skull forelimbs upward
dorsalis scapulae)
3. Depressor mandibulae
median line; tough
– flat; covering portion Mandible; hind part Depressor of mandible
fascia
of dorsalis scap.
4. Dorsalis scapulae – flat; Dorsal surf. Of scapula
Lat. Side humerus Abductor of the arm
post. to (#3) & suprascapula
5. Latissimus dorsi – long Draws forelimb upward
Lumbodorsal fascia Prox. end humerus
flat; side of trunk and downward
6. Longissimus dorsi – Extensor of back; levator of
Anterior 3rd of urostyle Rear end of skull
broad flat; occupy back head
7. Iliolumbaris – mod. Transverse process of
Ant. end ilium Flexor of back
Long; bhind #5, bet. #6 trunk vertebra
8. Coccygeo-sacralis – Transverse process of
Ant. end ilium
thin; forms V sacral vertebra
9. Coccygeo-iliacus – large Extensor of back; firming
Post. half urostyle ilium
thick; forms V up tandem of uro & pelv. g.
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1. Scapulohumeris or
deltoidus – thick; pass to scapula Deltoid ridge Adductor of forearm
sternoradialsis
2. Triceps brachii – large;
Base of scapula Prox. end of radio ulna Extensor of forearm
post. of upper arm
1. Triceps femoris – largest Head of femur Extensor of shank
Aponeurosis passing over
the knee Adductor of thigh; extensor
2. Sartorius – long; thigh pubis
of shank
3. Gracilis major – large flat;
medial surface of thigh Ischial and pubic Aponeurosis passing to
Abductor of leg
4. Gracilis minor – thinner; symphyses tibiofibula
post. lining of #3
5. Adductor magnus –
stout;behind sastorius
6. Adductor longus – Ischium and pubis Distal end femur Adductor of thigh
slender;betw. Vastus
internus & sartorius