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Origins/Insertions
Origins/Insertions of the Muscles of the Body
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| orbicularis oculi | O: lacrimal bone, frontal bone, and maxilla I: upper and lower eyelids |
| orbicularis oris | O: mouthI: dermis of lips |
| buccinator | O: maxilla and mandibleI: orbicularis oris, cheek, and lips |
| zygomaticus | O: zygomatic boneI: muscles of upper lip |
| platysma | O: deltoid and pectoralis majorI: mandible and skin lower face |
| masseter | O: zygomatic archI: mandible |
| temporalis | O: temporal fossa of craniumI: coronoid process and mandible |
| sternocleidomastoid | O: manubrium of sternum and clavicleI: mastoid process |
| levator scapulae | O: transverse processes of upper cervical region of vertebral columnI: superior angle to medial border of scapula |
| trapezius | O: occipital bone and spinous process of lower cervical and beginning of thoracic vertebral regionsI: clavicle, acromion, and spine of scapula |
| deltoid | O: clavicle, acromion, and spine of scapulaI: deltoid tuberosity of humerus |
| pectoralis major | clavicle, costal cartilages 1-7, and external obliqueI: humerus |
| pectoralis minor | O: ribs 3-5I: coracoid process of scapula |
| latissimus dorsi | O: lower thoracic and upper lumbar region of vertebral column, ribs 10-12, iliac crestI: intertubercular groove of humerus |
| supraspinatus | O: scapulaI: greater tubercle of humerus |
| infraspinatus | O: scapulaI: greater tubercle of humerus |
| subscapularis | O: scapulaI: lesser tubercle of humerus |
| teres minor | O: lateral border of scapulaI: greater tubercle of humerus |
| teres major | O: inferior angle of scapulaI: humerus |
| biceps brachii | O: superior margin of glenoid cavity and coracoid process of scapulaI: radial tuberosity |
| triceps brachii | O: inferior margin of glenoid cavity, posterior surface of proximal end of humerus, and posterior surface of humeral shaftI: olecranon of ulna |
| coracobrachialis | O: coracoid process of scapulaI: medial humeral shaft |
| brachialis | O: anterior distal surface of humerusI: coronoid process and tuberosity of ulna |
| brachioradialis | O: lateral ridge of humerusI: lateral surface of radius near styloid process |
| iliopsoas | O: iliac crest, sacrum, lower thoracic and upper lumbar regions of vertebral column |
| sartorius | O: anterior superior iliac spineI: proximal medial tibia |
| gracilis | O: pubis and ischiumI: medial tibia |
| pectineus | O: pubis I: femur |
| adductor brevis | O: pubisI: linea aspera of femur |
| adductor longus | O: pubisI: linea aspera of femur |
| adductor magnus | O: pubis and ischiumI: linea aspera of femur and gluteal tuberosity |
| rectus femoris | O: anterior inferior spine of ilium and superior margin of acetubulumI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| vastus lateralis | O: greater trochanter of femur, gluteal tuberosity, and linea asperaI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| vastus intermedius | O: anterior femurI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| vastus medialis | O: femur and linea asperaI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| tensor fasciae latae | O: iliac crest, anterior superior iliac spineI: lateral condyle of tibia |
| gluteus maximus | O: iliac crest, coccyx, sacrum, and erector spinaeI: gluteal tuberosity of femur, lateral condyle of tibia |
| gluteus medius | O: lateral surface of iliumI: greater trochanter of femur |
| serratus anterior | O: nearly all ribsI: medial border of scapula |
| external intercostals | O: inferior border of ribs 1-11I: each inserts on superior border of next lower rip |
| internal intercostals | O: superior margins of ribs 2-12, margin of sternumI: inferior margin of next higher rib |
| diaphragm | O: xiphoid process, ribs and costal cartilages 7-12, lumbar vertebraeI: central tendon of diaphragm |
| erector spinae | O: ribs 3-12, thoracic and lumbar vertebraeI: mastoid process, cervical and thoracic vertebrae, and all ribs |
| quadratus lumborum | O: iliac crestI: rib 12, |
| orbicularis oculi | O: lacrimal bone, frontal bone, and maxilla I: upper and lower eyelids |
| orbicularis oris | O: mouthI: dermis of lips |
| buccinator | O: maxilla and mandibleI: orbicularis oris, cheek, and lips |
| zygomaticus | O: zygomatic boneI: muscles of upper lip |
| platysma | O: deltoid and pectoralis majorI: mandible and skin lower face |
| masseter | O: zygomatic archI: mandible |
| temporalis | O: temporal fossa of craniumI: coronoid process and mandible |
| sternocleidomastoid | O: manubrium of sternum and clavicleI: mastoid process |
| levator scapulae | O: transverse processes of upper cervical region of vertebral columnI: superior angle to medial border of scapula |
| trapezius | O: occipital bone and spinous process of lower cervical and beginning of thoracic vertebral regionsI: clavicle, acromion, and spine of scapula |
| deltoid | O: clavicle, acromion, and spine of scapulaI: deltoid tuberosity of humerus |
| pectoralis major | clavicle, costal cartilages 1-7, and external obliqueI: humerus |
| pectoralis minor | O: ribs 3-5I: coracoid process of scapula |
| latissimus dorsi | O: lower thoracic and upper lumbar region of vertebral column, ribs 10-12, iliac crestI: intertubercular groove of humerus |
| supraspinatus | O: scapulaI: greater tubercle of humerus |
| infraspinatus | O: scapulaI: greater tubercle of humerus |
| subscapularis | O: scapulaI: lesser tubercle of humerus |
| teres minor | O: lateral border of scapulaI: greater tubercle of humerus |
| teres major | O: inferior angle of scapulaI: humerus |
| biceps brachii | O: superior margin of glenoid cavity and coracoid process of scapulaI: radial tuberosity |
| triceps brachii | O: inferior margin of glenoid cavity, posterior surface of proximal end of humerus, and posterior surface of humeral shaftI: olecranon of ulna |
| coracobrachialis | O: coracoid process of scapulaI: medial humeral shaft |
| brachialis | O: anterior distal surface of humerusI: coronoid process and tuberosity of ulna |
| brachioradialis | O: lateral ridge of humerusI: lateral surface of radius near styloid process |
| iliopsoas | O: iliac crest, sacrum, lower thoracic and upper lumbar regions of vertebral column |
| sartorius | O: anterior superior iliac spineI: proximal medial tibia |
| gracilis | O: pubis and ischiumI: medial tibia |
| pectineus | O: pubis I: femur |
| adductor brevis | O: pubisI: linea aspera of femur |
| adductor longus | O: pubisI: linea aspera of femur |
| adductor magnus | O: pubis and ischiumI: linea aspera of femur and gluteal tuberosity |
| rectus femoris | O: anterior inferior spine of ilium and superior margin of acetubulumI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| vastus lateralis | O: greater trochanter of femur, gluteal tuberosity, and linea asperaI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| vastus intermedius | O: anterior femurI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| vastus medialis | O: femur and linea asperaI: patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia |
| tensor fasciae latae | O: iliac crest, anterior superior iliac spineI: lateral condyle of tibia |
| gluteus maximus | O: iliac crest, coccyx, sacrum, and erector spinaeI: gluteal tuberosity of femur, lateral condyle of tibia |
| gluteus medius | O: lateral surface of iliumI: greater trochanter of femur |
| serratus anterior | O: nearly all ribsI: medial border of scapula |
| external intercostals | O: inferior border of ribs 1-11I: each inserts on superior border of next lower rip |
| internal intercostals | O: superior margins of ribs 2-12, margin of sternumI: inferior margin of next higher rib |
| diaphragm | O: xiphoid process, ribs and costal cartilages 7-12, lumbar vertebraeI: central tendon of diaphragm |
| erector spinae | O: ribs 3-12, thoracic and lumbar vertebraeI: mastoid process, cervical and thoracic vertebrae, and all ribs |
| quadratus lumborum | O: iliac crestI: rib 12,lumbar region of vertebral column |
| rhomboideus major | O: spinous processes of thoracic region of vertebral columnI: medial border of scapula |
| rhomboideus minor | O: spinous proceses of lower cervical and upper thoracic regions of vertebral columnI: medial border of scapula |
| splenius | O: spinous processes of lower cervical region and almost all of the thoracic regionI: mastoid process, occipital bone, beginning of cervical region of vertebral column |
| semispinalis | O: almost all of cervical and thoracic regions of vertebral columnI: occipital bone, almost all of cervical region and beginning of thoracic regions of vertebral column |
| gluteus minimus | O: lateral surface of iliumI: greater trochanter of femur |
| biceps femoris | O: ischial tuberosity and linea asperaI: head of fibula |
| semitendinosus | O: ischial tuberosityI: medial tibia |
| semimembranosus | O: ischial tuberosityI: medial condyle of tibia and lateral condyle of femur |
| tibialis anterior | O: proximal lateral condyle of tibiaI: cuneiform, metatarsal I |
| gastrocnemius | O: condyles of femurI: calcaneous |
| soleus | O: posterior proximal fibula and tibiaI: calcaneous |
| fibularis longus | O: proximal lateral head of fibulaI: cuneiform, metatarsal I |
| external abdominal oblique | O: ribs 5-12I: iliac crest, pubic symphysis, pubis |
| internal abdominal oblique | O: iliac crestI: ribs 10-12, costal cartilages 7-10, pubis |
| transverus abdominis | O: iliac crest, costal cartilages 7-12I: linea aspera and pubis |
| rectus abdominis | O: pubic symphysis and pubisI: xiphoid process and costal cartilages 5-7 |