Naming Skeletal Muscles - Mater Academy Charter Middle/ High
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Claudio Hernandez
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Like bones, muscles come in many
shapes and sizes to suit their
particular tasks in the body.
Muscles are distinguished by their
characteristics of their functions
and structure.
Skeletal muscle moves the skeleton and is responsible
for all our voluntary movements, as well as for the
automatic movements required.
For example, to stand, to hold up our head, and to
breathe.
(Other involuntary functions involve smooth muscle
and cardiac muscle.)
Some muscles are named in reference to some
imaginary line, usually the midline of the body or the
long axis of a limb bone. When a muscle’s name
includes the term rectus (straight), its fibers run
parallel to that imaginary line.
For example, the rectus femoris is the straight muscle
of the thigh, or femur.
Similarly, the term oblique as part of a muscle’s name
tells you that the muscle fibers run obliquely (at a
slant) to the imaginary line.
Such terms as maximus (largest), minimus (smallest),
and longus (long) are often used in the names of muscles.
For example, the gluteus maximus is the largest muscle of
the gluteus muscle group.
When the term biceps,
triceps, or quadriceps form
s part of a muscle name,
one can assume that the
muscle has two, three, or
four origins, respectively.
For example, the biceps
muscle of the arm has two
heads, or origins, and the
triceps muscle has three.
Occasionally, muscles are
named for their
attachment sites.
For example, the
sternocleidomastoid
muscle has its origin on
the sternum (sterno) and
clavicle (cleido) and
inserts on
the mastoid process of
the temporal bone.
Some muscles have a distinctive shape that helps to
identify them. For example, the deltoid muscle is
roughly triangular (deltoid means “triangular”).
Action of the muscle
When muscles are named for their actions, names like
flexor, extensor, and adductor appear in their names.
For example, the adductor muscles of the thigh all
bring about its adduction, and the extensor muscles of
the wrist all extend the wrist.
Head and Neck
Frontalis
Orbicularis oris
Orbicularis oculi
Occipitofrontalis
Zygomaticus major
Masseter
Sternocleidomastoid
Trapezius
Buccinator
Muscles of the Trunk
• External Intercostals
• Internal Intercostals
• Transverse
abdominis
• Infraspinatus
• Rectus abdominis
• Serratus anterior
• Diaphragm
Move Upper Extremities
Pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi
Deltoid
Teres major
Biceps brachii
Triceps brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi radialis.
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Extensor carpi radialis
Extensor digitorum
Extensor digiti minimi
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Move the Lower Extremities
• Iliopsoas
• Sartorius
• Gluteus maximus
• Gluteus medius
• Tensor fasciae latae
• Adductor longus
• Gracilis
• Semimembranosus
• Semitendinosus
• Biceps femoris
• Rectus femoris
• Vastus lateralis
• Vastus intermedium
• Vastus medialis
• Tibialis anterior
• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus
• Peroneus longus
• Peroneus brevis
Are Skeletal muscles voluntary or involuntary? Why?
What causes the striations of a skeletal muscle cell?
What’s your favorite muscle? Why?
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