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Muscle origins
Muscle practical
Muscle | origin point |
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biceps brachii | short head: tip of the coracoid process of the scapula long head: supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula |
triceps brachii | long head: infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula; lateral head: posterolateral humerus & lateral intermuscular septum; medial head: posteromedial surface |
brachioradialis | upper two-thirds of the lateral supra condylar ridge of the humerus |
brachialis | anterior surface of the lower one-half of the humerus and the associated intermuscular septa |
trapezius | medial third of the superior nuchal line, external occipital protuberance, spinous processes of vertebrae C7-T12 |
deltoid | lateral one- third of the clavicle, acromion, lower lip of the crest of the spine of the scapula |
latissiums dorsi | vertebral spines from T7 to the sacrum, posterior third of the iliac crest, lower 3 or 4 ribs |
pectoralis major | medial 1/2 of the clavicle, manubrium & body of sternum, costal cartilages of ribs 2-6 |
teres major | dorsal surface of the inferior angle of scapula |
teres minor | upper 2/3 of lateral border of the scapula |
temporalis | temporal fossa and temporal fascia |
masseter | zygomatic arch and zygomatic bone |
orbicularis occuli | orbital part: medial orbital margin and the medial palpebral ligament; palpebral part: medial palpebral ligament |
orbicularis oris | skin and fascia of the lips and the area surrounding the lips |
buccinator | mandible, and the maxilla lateral to the molar teeth |
psoas major | bodies and transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae |
rectus femoris | straight head: anterior inferior iliac spine; reflected head: above superior rim of acetabulum |
sartorius | anterior superior iliac spine |
semimembranosus | upper, outer surface of the ischial tuberosity |
semitendonosis | lower, outer surface of the ischial tuberosity |
iliacus | iliac fossa and iliac crest; ala sacrum |