ORIGIN
INSERTION
ACTION
sternum
humerus
draws the arm towards the chest
Manubrium of the sternum
Manubrium
Humerus
Clavicle and spine of the scapula
Draws the arm towards the chest
Draws arm and shoulder toward
the chest
a. Sternohyoid
Manubrium if the sternum
Anterior horn of the hyoid
b. Sternomastoid
Manubrium of the sternum
Mastoid process of the skull
c. Cleidomastoid
Mastoid region of the skull
Clavicle
Occipital bone
Clavicle
Clavicle
Zygomatic arch
Humerus
Outer surface of the posterior
end of the mandible
Ventral surface of the mandible
Median ventral line (raphe) and
the hyoid
Thyroid cartilage
Hyoid
Draws the hyoid posteriorly or
raises the sternum
Singly turn the head, together
depress the head of the neck
Elevates clavicle or turns the
head
Elevates clavicle or turns the
head
Raises the humerus
Closes the lower jaw/ Elevator of
the jaw
Opens the jaw/depressor of the
jaw
Raises the floor of the mouth and
brings the hyoid forward
Pulls the larynx posteriorly
Raises the larynx
Chest on the medial side of the
humerus
The spine of the scapula
Draws the are caudad and
dorsad
Draws the scapula dorsally
Metacromion process and nearby muscles and fascia
Draws the scapula and limb
upward and forward
Metacromion process in common
with the anterior trapezius
Pulls the scapula anteriorly
I.
MUSCLE
Muscles of the
chest
a. Pectoralis Major
b. Pectoralis Primus
c. Pectoralis Minor
II.
The muscles of the
neck and throat
d. Basioclavicularis
e. Clavodeltoid
f. Masseter
g. Digastic
h. Mylohyoid
i. Sternothyroid
j. Thyrohyoid
III.
The muscles of the
upper back and
shoulder and back
of the neck
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Posterior trapezius
c. Anterior trapezius
d. Levator scapulae
ventralis or major
Occipital bone
Mandible
Sternum
Thyroid cartilage
Lumbodorsal fascia and posterior
ribs
Lumbodorsal fascia and the
neural spines of the thoracic
vertebrae
External occipital protuberance
of the skull and ligament in the
middorsal line
Ventral surface of the skull at the
suture between occipital and
basisphenoid
e. Rhomboideus
f.
Splenius
Middorsal ligament of the neck
and succeeding neural spines
Middorsal line of neck and
adjacent fascia
Supraspinous fossa
Vertebral border of the scapula
Acromion process
Infraspinous fossa and spine
Dorsal half od the axillary border
of the scapula
Ventral half of the axillary border
of the scapula
Side of the skull above the
tympanic bulla
Occipital region of the skull and
atlas
Greater tuberosity of the
humerus
Humerus
Humerus
Humerus in common with the
latissimus dorsi
Greater tuberosity of the
humerus
Posterior end of the vertebral
border on the medial side
Medial surface of the scapula
Lesser tuberosity of the humerus
n. Serratus ventralis
Ribs
o. Scalenes
p. Serratus dorsalis
Transverse process
A tendon from the median dorsal
line of the neck
Posterior margins of the
vertebral ribs
Vertebral border of the scapula
above the subscapularis
Ribs
Ribs
g. Supraspinatus
h. Deltoid
i. Infraspinatus
j. Teres major
k. Teres minor
l.
Rhomboideus capitis/
Levator scapulae
minor
m. Subscapilaris
q. Intercostal
IV.
Raises the humerus
Raises the humerus
Draws humerus against body and
rotates it
Draws humerus against body and
rotates it
Draws scapula craniad and
rotates it
Pulls the humerus towards the
median ventral line
Draws scapula forward,
backward, or against the body
Raise the ribs and bend the neck
Raises the ribs craniad
Anterior margins of the
succeeding vertebral ribs
Pull the ribs forward
Ilium
In the fascia
Tightens the fascia
The smaller anterior head, neural
spines of adjacent vertebrae
Fascia of the sacrum and part of
the ilium
A tendon on the kneecap and on
the fascia of the shank
Third trochanter, the small
projection below the great
trochanter
Greater trochanter
Abductor of the thigh and flexor
of the shank
Abducts the thigh
The muscles of the
thigh
a. Tensor fasciae latae
b. Biceps femoris
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Gluteus medius
e. Vastus lateralis
f. Vastus intermedius
g. Rectus femoris
h. Vastus medialis
i.
Draws scapula toward vertebral
column
Singly turns the head, together
raise the head
Extends the humerus
Sartorius
Crest and anterior part of the
ilium
Greater trochanter
Greater trochanter and surface of
the femur
Ilium in front of the acetabulum
Femur
Inguinal ligament
Abducts the thigh
Gluteus medius
Tensor fasciae latae
The tibia and the patella and the
tendon which extends over the
patella
Tibia
Powerful extensor of the shank
Adductor of the thigh, rotator of
j.
Gracilis
k. Adductor longus and
magnus
l. Semitendinosus
m. Semimembranosus
Pubis symphysis
Ischium
Fascia of the distal portion of the
thigh and proximal portion of the
shank
Femur
Ischial tuberosity
Fascia over the biceps and ischial
tuberosity tuberosity
Medial condyle of the tibia
The gracilis in the fascia of the
shank
the thigh, extensor of the shank
Adductor of the leg
Adductors of the thigh
Flexor of the shank
Flexor of the shank
