Human Muscles

Upper back and shoulder muscle.

Shoulder muscle draws the scapula forward.

Neck and shoulder muscle.

Prominant muscle in the neck.

Upper back & scapula muscle.

Shoulder muscles which raise the arm out sidewards.

Rotator cuff muscle on the underside of the shoulder blade.

The largest of the two chest muscles.

Shoulder muscle which intiates abduction.

The long strap muscle at the front of the neck.

Shoulder muscle which rotates the humerus laterally.

Large muscle of the lower back which attaches to the humerus.

The main muscle which bends the arm.

A small muscle which helps to straighten the elbow.

Assistes Biceps in bending the arm.

Turns the palm of the hand upwards.

Helps to bend and turn the hand over.

Turns the hand palm down.

Flexes and radially deviates the wrist.

Flexes and ulnar deviates the wrist.

Extends and radially deviates the wrist.

Extends and ulna deviates the wrist.

Extends the wrist and fingers.

Flexes the wrist and fingers.

Extends the thumb.

A deep hip/abdomen muscle which bends the hip and trunk.

a small upper glute muscle - lIfts the leg out to the side.

One of three hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh.

One of the short groin muscles which adducts the hip.

In the upper buttock -  abducts and rotates the hip.

One of three hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh.

A muscle across the thigh that assists several movements.

One of the short groin muscles which helps adduct the hip.

The largest buttock muscle which extends the hip.

A long groin muscle which helps adduct the hip.

Quad muscle - flexes the hip and straightens the knee.

A long groin muscle which adducts the hip.

The most lateral of the four quad muscles.

The central quad muscle which straightens the knee.

The most medial of the four quad muscles.

The largest calf muscle which raises the heel upwards.

The shorter of two peroneal muscles on the outer lower leg.

Muscle at the front of the shin which pulls the foot and toes up.

A deep calf muscle which raises the heel up.

The larger of the two peroneal muscles which evert the foot.

Muscle at the front of the shin which extends the big toe.

Muscle in the calf which helps Gastrocnemius.

Bends the big toe and helps to plantarflex the foot.

The '6-pack' muscle at the front of the stomach.

Muscles at the sides of the stomach which help twist and bend.

Muscles at the sides of the stomach which help twist and bend.

Small muscles either side of the spine which help stabilise the it.

Muscle between the pelvis and ribs which sidebends the trunk.

Split into two muscles: Splenius Capitus and Splenius Cervicis