Muscle Chart Diagrams
Muscle Origin Insertion Function Location
For images of the muscle, click on each link under location.
Abductors (tensor
fasciae latae,
gluteus medius,
gluteus minimus)
Ilium Femur Brings hip
away from
body.
Upper leg
rear of human upper
leg
Adductors
(includes
madductor longus,
adductor bre!is,
adductor magnus
muscles
Pubis Femur Brings leg
back to and
across body.
Upper leg
rear of human upper
leg
"iceps brachi Scapula Radius and
ulna
Flexes elbow
and moes
forearm.
Arm
front iew of human
arm
"rachialis !umerus and
septa
"oronoid
process and
ulna
Flexes elbow. Arm
front iew of human
arm
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"rachioradialis !umerus and
septum
Radius Flexes and
rotates
elbow.
Arm
front iew of human
arm
Deltoid "laicle,
deltoid
tuberosity,
acromion and
scapula
#eltoid
tuberosity
$humerus%
Raises and
rotates arm
in all
directions.
Arm
front iew of human
arm
#rector spinae Sacrum and
ilium
&pper
thoracic
ertebrae
'xtends
spine and
trunk back.
"od$
rear iew of human
body
%astrocnemius
(calf muscle)
Femur (ower
leg ) back
"alcaneum
$by achilles
tendon%
Raises heal
when leg is
straight.
Lo&er leg
rear of human lower
leg
%luteus ma'imus Ilium Femur *oes hips
forward.
Upper leg
rear of human upper
leg
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(amstrings (made
of ) muscles)*
+. Biceps femoris
,. Semitendinosus
-.Semimembranosus
+. Ischium
,. Ischium
-. Ischium
+. Fibula
and femur
,. .ibia
-. .ibia
+. Bends
knee.
,. Bends
knee.
-. Bends
knee.
Upper leg
rear of human upper
leg
Iliopsoas Ilium, sacrum,
thoracic and
lumbar
ertebrae
Femur *oes hips
backwards.
Upper leg
front of human upper
leg
Latisimus dorsi (ower thoracic,
lumbar
ertebrae and
sacrum
!umerus Brings
shoulders
and arms
back to
body.
"od$
rear iew of human
body
+ectoralis ma,or
and minor
Sternum !umerus *oes
humerus
$arm% to
chest.
"od$
front iew of human
body
-uadriceps (made
of . muscles)*
+. Rectus femoris
,. /astus lateralis
-. /astus medialis
+. Ilium
,. Femur
-. Femur
0. Femur
+. .ibia
$patella
tendon%
,. .ibia
$patella
tendon%
+. 'xtends
leg out.
,. 'xtends
knee.
-. 'xtends
knee.
Upper Leg
front of human upper
leg
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0. /astus intermediu
-. .ibia
$patella
tendon%
0. .ibia
$patella
tendon%
0. 'xtends
knee.
/ectus abdominis "ostal
cartilages,
medial
inferiorcostal
*argin and
xiphoid
Brings trunk
forward, and
aids
expiration.
"od$
front iew of human
body
/homboids &pper thoracic
ertebrae
Scapula Pulls back
scapula
$shoulder
blades%.
"od$
rear iew of human
body
0oleus (calf
muscles)
.ibia and fibula "alcaneum
$by 1chilles
tendon%
Raises heal
when leg is
bent.
Lo&er leg
front of human lower
leg
1ibialis anterior .ibia *etatarsal
2 + $big
toe%
Raises front
of foot.
Lo&er leg
rear of human lower
leg
1rape2ius Starts at base
of skull. 'nds
at last thoracic
ertebra.
Scapula and
claicle
eleation.
'leates and
lowers
pectoral
girdle. 1lso
moes
scapula
"od$
rear iew of human
body
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towards the
spine.
1riceps Brachi, scapula
and !umerus
3lecranon
process
$elbow%
'xtends
forearm.
Arm
rear iew of human
arm
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