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Principal Muscles I
Muscles and their Function
| Muscle | Function |
|---|---|
| Frontal | Raises eyebrow |
| Orbicularis oculi | Closes eye |
| Orbicularis orbis | Draws lips together |
| Zygomaticus | Elevates corners of mouth |
| Masseter | Closes jaw |
| Temporal | Closes jaw |
| Sternocleidomastoid | Rotates and flexes head and neck |
| Trapezius | Extends head and neck |
| Pectoralis major | Flexes and helps adduct upper arm |
| Latissimus dorsi | Extends and helps adduct upper arm |
| Deltoid | Abducts upper arm |
| Biceps brachii | Flexes elbow |
| Triceps brachii | Extends elbow |
| External oblique | Compresses abdomen |
| Internal oblique | Compresses abdomen |
| Transversus abdominis | Compresses abdomen |
| Rectus abdominis | Flexes trunk |
| Iliopsoas | Flexes thigh or trunk |
| Sartorius | Flexes thigh and rotates lower leg |
| Gluteus Maximus | Extends thigh |
| Adductor longus | Adducts thigh |
| Gracilis | Adducts thigh |
| Pectineus | Adducts thigh |
| Semimembranosus | Flexes knee |
| Semitendinosus | Flexes knee |
| Biceps femoris | Flexes knee |
| Rectus femoris | Extends knee |
| Vastus lateralis, intermedius, and medialis | Extend knee |
| TIBIALIS ANTERIOR | Dorsiflexes ankle |
| GASTROCNEMIUS | Plantar flexes ankle |
| SOLEUS | Plantar flexes ankle |
| Peroneus longus | Plantar flex ankle |