Term | Definition |
Triceps brachii | The only muscle fleshing out the posterior humerus. |
Biceps brachii | The most familiar muscle of the arm. |
Brachialis | This muscle lies deep to the biceps muscle and is as important as the biceps in elbow flexion. |
Brachioradialis | This muscle is fairly weak. |
Flexor carpi radialis | It is a muscle that is a relatively thin and located on the anterior part of the forearm |
Extensor carpi radialis longus | This muscle aids in moving the hand. |
Flexor carpi ulnaris | It arises, along with the other superficial muscles |
Extensor carpi ulnaris | This muscle allows the wrist, or carpus, to extend and bend. |
Extensor digitorum | It is one of the key muscles on the backside of the forearm. |
Rectus abdominis | Paired straplike muscles that are the most superficial muscles of the abdomen. |
External oblique | Paired superficial muscles that make up the lateral walls of the abdomen. |
Internal oblique | Paired muscles that are deep to the external obliques. |
Transversus abdominis | The deepest muscle of the abdominal wall |
Gluteus medius | beneath the gluteus maximus |
Gluteus maximus | A superficial muscle of the hip that forms most of the flesh of the buttock. |