What is muscular system || various body muscles and total number of body muscles.||

What is muscular system || various body muscles and total number of body muscles.||


Various body muscles


A.Muscles of the shoulder and upper limb :-

  • Biceps
  • Brachilis
  • Brachioradialis
  • Coracobrachialis
  • Deltoid
  • Extention carpi radialis longus and brevis
  • Extensor carpi ulnaris
  • Extensor digitorum
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Flexor carpi radialis
  • Palmaris major
  • Pronator quadratus
  • Pronator teres
  • Thenar muscles
  • Trapezius
  • Triceps

B. Muscles of the pelvic floor

  • Coccygeus
  • Levator ani

C. Muscles of the neck

  • Sternocleidomastoid
  • Trapezius

D. Muscles of the trunk

1. Muscles of the back

  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Quadratus lumborum
  • Sacrospinalis
  • Teres major

2. Muscles of the abdominal wall

  • External oblique muscle
  • Internal oblique muscle
  • Rectus abdominis muscle
  • Transversus abdominis

3. Muscles of the thorax

  • Diaphragm
  • Intercostal muscle( 11pairs )

E. Muscles of face

  • Buccinator
  • Levator palpebrae superioris
  • Masseter
  • Occipitofrontalis
  • Orbicularis oculi
  • Orbicularis oris
  • Pterygoid 
  • Temporalis

F. Muscles of the hip and lower limb

  • Adductor group 
  • Anterior tibialis
  • Gastrocnemius
  • Gluteus
  • Hamstrings
  • Iliacus
  • Obturators
  • Psoas
  • Rectus femoris
  • Sartorius
  • Soleus
  • Vastus laterlis
  • Vastus medialis

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