Working together, the two muscles on either side of the neck, provides movement of the head

A powerful extensor muscle of the arm (downward stroke) used in swimming

The muscle capping the shoulder and upper arm

A muscle on the front of the arm, acts as a flexor of the elbow and supinator of the hand

The large muscle on the back of the arm, extends the elbow as when delivering a blow (in boxing)

The large muscle of the upper chest, flexes the arm across the body

Located between the ribs are muscles that aid in respiration

Muscles may be attached by these cordlike structures

Much of the fleshy part of the buttock is formed by this muscle

This muscle is a powerful flexor of the thigh

A sheet which attaches muscle to bone

A sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs

The chief muscle of respiration

A large fleshy muscle group covering the front and sides of the thigh. It has four parts: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius.

The chief muscle of the calf of the leg

The muscle of the pelvic floor that aids in defecation

to decrease an angle of a joint

to increase the angle of a joint

to move closer to the midline of the body

to move away from the midline of the body

to turn the palm downward

to turn the palm of the hand upward

to elevate the foot

to lower the foot (point the toes)

to move the sole of the foot inward

to move the sole of the foot outward

to move a bone around its longitudinal axis

Moving a part forward

moving a part backward

muscle that elevates and retracts mandible (closes jaw), located above and near the ear

muscle that closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting

muscle that raises corner of mouth (smiling)

muscle used to suck in your cheeks

muscle that closes and protrudes lips (kissing)

muscle that elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm, maintains position of the scapula

the muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen

a muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique and just above the transverse abdominal muscles.

muscle that compresses abdomen; laterally flexes and rotates vertebral column

muscle that flexes forearm at elbow

muscle that adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh

muscle that adducts hip

muscle located in the superior, anterior middle compartment of the thigh and is the only muscle in the quadriceps group that crosses the hip.

the muscle at the lateral aspect of femur that is responsible for extending the leg and the knee

muscle toward the midline of the thigh. Extends leg at the knee; part of the quadriceps group

Muscle that covers the front of the shin; bends the foot upward and inward.

Muscle that covers the outer side of the calf; inverts the foot and turns it outward.

muscles that elevates mandible and closes jaw - Powerful, located at the angle of the jaw

Muscle of the chest that assist the swinging movements of the arm.

muscle that pulls scapula anteriorly and downward

muscle that flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh at the hip; flexes knee

muscle that causes flexion of wrist, abduction and adduction of the hand at the wrist

muscle that allows extension of wrist, abduction and adduction of the hand at the wrist

muscle that extends fingers

muscle used to flex and extends wrist

muscle that flexes fingers

Connects bone to bone