Muscle Pictures

Muscle: frontalis

Origin: cranium
Insertion: skin of eyebrow
Action: raises eyebrows

Muscle: orbicularis oculi

Origin: frontal bone and maxilla
Insertion: tissue around eye
Action: blinking (close eyes)

Muscle: orbicularis oris

Origin: maxillae and mandible
Insertion: tissue around lips
Action: lip puckering (kissing?)

Muscle: temporalis

Origin: temporal bone
Insertion: mandible
Action: close jaw

Muscle: masseter

Origin: temporal bone
Insertion: mandible
Action: close mouth

Muscle: sternocleidomastoid

Origin: sternum/clavicle
Insertion: mastoid process
Action: flex, rotate head

Muscle: pectoralis major

Origin: sternum/clavicle
Insertion: humerus bone
Action: adduct humerus

Muscle: rectus abdomius

Origin: pubis (anterior)
Insertion: sternum
Action: flex at waist (sit ups)

Muscle: external obliques

Origin: lower ribs
Insertion: illiac crest
Action: flex and rotate

Muscle: internal obliques

Origin: coxal bone
Insertion: ribs
Action: flex and rotate

Muscle: transverse abdominus

Origin: costal cartilage
Insertion: pubis
Action: flex and rotate

Muscle: deltoid

Origin: scapula/clavicle (superior)
Insertion: humerus
Action: abduct humerus

Muscle: latissimus dorsi

Origin: lower spine
Insertion: humerus
Action: extend/adduct humerus

Muscle: erector spinae

Origin: hip/vertebrae
Insertion: ribs/vertebrae
Action: extend back

Muscle: biceps brachii

Origin: scapula
Insertion: radius
Action: flex forearm (not humerus)

Muscle: brachioradialis

Origin: humerus
Insertion: ulna
Action: flex forearm (synergist to biceps)

Muscle: triceps brachii
Origin: scapula/humerus
Insertion: ulna
Action: extend forearm

Origin: scapula/humerus
Insertion: ulna
Action: extend forearm

Muscle: flexor digitorum

Origin: radius/ulna
Insertion: medial phalanges
Action: flex phalanges (fingers)

Muscle: extensor digitorum

Origin: humerus
Insertion: middle phalanges
Action: extend phalanges

Muscle: gluteus maximus

Origin: illium and sacrum
Insertion: femur
Action: rotate/abduct femur or thigh

Muscle: tensor fasciae latae

Origin: coxal bone
Insertion: femur
Action: abduct thigh/femur

Muscle: sartorius

Origin: illium of coxal bone
Insertion: tibia
Action: leg crosser (flex/rotate laterally)