List of skeletal muscles
This list is intended to provide a quick overview of functional muscle groups in skeletal and other striated muscles in mammals . Not all of these muscles are developed in every species; if the corresponding muscle is missing in humans, this is specially noted.
Head and neck muscles
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Masseter muscles
- Masseter muscle ( masseter muscle)
- Musculus pterygoideus medialis (inner wing muscle)
- Musculus pterygoideus lateralis (outer wing muscle)
- Temporalis muscle (temple muscle)
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Mimic muscles (mostly not skeletal, but skin muscles )
- Musculi epicranii (muscles of the scalp )
- Eyelid (see also levator palpebrae superioris muscle )
- Ear muscles
- nose
- mouth
- Middle ear muscles
- external eye muscles
- Palate muscles
- Throat muscles
- External muscles of the tongue
- Hyoid muscles
- Larynx muscles
- Longus capitis muscle
- Longus colli muscle
- Omotransversarius muscle (not developed in humans)
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Core muscles
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Autochthonous back muscles ( erector spinae muscle )
- Iliocostalis muscle
- Interspinous muscles
- Intertransversary muscles
- Levatores costarum muscles
- Longissimus muscle
- Multifidi muscles
- Inferior obliquus capitis muscle
- Musculus obliquus capitis superior
- Lateral rectus capitis muscle
- Posterior major rectus capitis muscle
- Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
- Musculi rotatores
- Semispinalis muscle
- Spinal muscle
- Splenius capitis muscle
- Splenius cervicis muscle
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Respiratory muscles
- Diaphragm ( diaphragm )
- Scalen muscles
- Musculi intercostales externi (external intercostal muscles )
- Musculi intercostales interni et intimi (inner intercostal muscles )
- Retractor costae muscle (absent in humans)
- Serratus posterior superior muscle
- Serratus anterior muscle (anterior saw muscle)
- Serratus posterior inferior muscle
- Subcostal muscle
- Transversus thoracis muscle
-
Abdominal muscles
- Musculus externus abdominis (external oblique abdominal muscle)
- Musculus obliquus internus abdominis (internal oblique abdominal muscle)
- Rectus abdominis muscle (straight abdominal muscle)
- Transversus abdominis muscle (transverse abdominal muscle)
- Cremaster muscle (testicle lifter)
- Pyramidalis muscle (only inconsistently present in humans)
- Shoulder girdle muscles (attachment and movement of the shoulder blade )
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Pelvic floor muscles
- Bulbospongiosus muscle
- Coccygeus muscle
- Ischiocavernosus muscle
- Musculus levator ani ( Musculus pubococcygeus , Musculus iliococcygeus, Musculus puborectalis)
- Transversus perinei profundus muscle
- Transversus perinei superficialis muscle
Arm muscles
according to location:
Functional:
- Shoulder girdle muscles (see core muscles)
- Shoulder joint muscles (muscles that affect the shoulder joint )
- Elbow joint muscles (muscles that affect the elbow joint )
- Muscles affecting the radioulnar joints
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Wrist muscles (muscles that affect the wrist )
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
- Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle
- Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle
- Extensor digiti minimi muscle
- Extensor digitorum muscle
- Flexor carpi radialis muscle
- Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
- Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
- Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
- Flexor pollicis longus muscle
- Palmaris longus muscle
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Finger muscles (muscles acting on the finger joints )
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle
- Abductor pollicis brevis muscle
- Adductor pollicis muscle
- Extensor digiti minimi muscle
- Extensor digitorum muscle
- Extensor indicis muscle
- Abductor pollicis longus muscle
- Extensor pollicis brevis muscle
- Extensor pollicis longus muscle
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
- Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
- Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
- Flexor pollicis brevis muscle
- Flexor pollicis longus muscle
- Dorsal interossei muscles
- Palmar interossei muscles
- Lumbrical muscles
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle
- Opponens pollicis muscle
- Others
Leg muscles
according to location:
Functional:
-
Hip joint muscles
- Adductor brevis muscle
- Adductor longus muscle
- Adductor magnus muscle
- Biceps femoris muscle
- Iliacus muscle
- Iliopsoas muscle
- Gemellus inferior muscle
- Gemellus superior muscle
- Gluteus maximus muscle
- Gluteus medius muscle
- Gluteus minimus muscle
- Gracilis muscle
- Obturator externus muscle
- Obturator internus muscle
- Pectineus muscle
- Piriformis muscle
- Psoas major muscle
- Quadratus femoris muscle
- Rectus femoris muscle
- Sartorius muscle
- Semimembranosus muscle
- Semitendinosus muscle
- Tensor fasciae latae muscle
- Knee joint muscles
- Ankle muscles
- Extensor digitorum longus muscle
- Extensor hallucis longus muscle
- Musculus fibularis brevis
- Musculus fibularis longus
- Musculus fibularis tertius
- Flexor digitorum longus muscle
- Flexor hallucis longus muscle
- Gastrocnemius muscle
- Plantaris muscle
- Soleus muscle
- Tibialis anterior muscle
- Tibialis posterior muscle
- Toe muscles
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle
- Abductor hallucis muscle
- Adductor hallucis muscle
- Extensor digitorum longus muscle
- Extensor hallucis brevis muscle
- Extensor hallucis longus muscle
- Extensor digitorum brevis muscle
- Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
- Flexor digitorum longus muscle
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
- Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
- Flexor hallucis longus muscle
- Interossei muscles
- Lumbrical muscles
- Quadratus plantae muscle