List of muscles of the human body

This is a table of muscles of the human anatomy.

There are approximately 640 skeletal muscles within the typical human, and almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, resulting in approximately 320 pairs of muscles, as presented in this article. Nevertheless, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently, e.g. regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. Examples range from 640 to 850^[1].

The action refers to the action of each muscle from the standard anatomical position. In other positions, other actions may be performed.

Muscles of the human body: Overview
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ANATOMY vastus meaning huge

Muscles of the torso[]

Main article: Table of muscles of the human body: Torso

Muscles of the upper limbs[]

Main article: Table of muscles of the human body: Upper limb

Muscles of the lower limbs[]

Main article: Table of muscles of the human body: Lower limb

Innervation overview[]

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Notes[]

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References[]

External links[]

[1] Tutorial & Quizzes on Skeletal Muscular Anatomy

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Muscular types
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Muscles of head and neck: the head

scalp/eyelid: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii

extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - superior tarsal - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) - intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter

ear: auriculares - temporoparietalis - stapedius - tensor tympani

nose: procerus - nasalis (dilatator naris) - depressor septi nasi - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

mouth: levator anguli oris/depressor anguli oris - levator labii superioris/depressor labii inferioris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius

mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial)

tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis)

soft palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus

pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus

larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid

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v·d·e List of muscles of torso
BACK	splenius (capitis, cervicis) - erector spinae (iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis) - latissimus dorsi transversospinales: (semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis capitis, multifidus, rotatores) - interspinales - intertransversarii
SUBOCCIPITAL	rectus capitis posterior (major, minor) - obliquus capitis (inferior, superior)
CHEST	intercostales (external, internal, innermost) - subcostales - transversus thoracis - levatores costarum - serratus posterior (inferior, superior) - diaphragm
ABDOMEN	obliques (external, internal) - transversus abdominis - rectus abdominis - pyramidalis - cremaster - quadratus lumborum
PELVIS/FLOOR	levator ani (iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, puborectalis) - coccygeus
PERINEUM	sphincter ani (externus, internus) superficial perineal pouch (transversus perinei superficialis, bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus) deep perineal pouch (transversus perinei profundus, sphincter urethrae membranaceae)