Muscles

TypeExamples
Parallelrhomboids
Fusiformbiceps brachii
Oblique (with tendinous interedigitation)
~pennate
~bipennate
~multipennate
 
Triangularpectoralis minor
Spirallatissimus dorsi
Classification of Muscles

Muscles of the Shoulder

A

  • Abductor Digiti Minimi Brevis Abductor Digiti Minimi (hand)
  • Abductor Hallucis
  • Abductor Pollicis Brevis
  • Abductor Pollicis Longus
  • Anconeus
  • Adductor Brevis
  • Adductor Hallucis
  • Adductor Longus
  • Adductor Magnus
  • Adductor Pollicis

B

  • Biceps Brachii
  • Biceps Femoris
  • Brachialis
  • Brachioradialis

C

  • Coracobrachialis

D

  • Deltoid
  • Dorsal Interossei of Feet
  • Dorsal Interossei of Hands

E

  • External Rotators of the Hip
  • Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
  • Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
  • Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
  • Extensor Digitorum Externsor Digitorum Brevis
  • Extensor Digitorum Longus
  • Extensor Digiti Minimi
  • Extensor Hallucis Brevis
  • Extensor Hallucis Longus
  • Extensor Indicis
  • EIP
  • Extensor Pollicis Longus
  • Extensor Pollicis Brevis
  • Extensors of Wrist

F

  • Flexor Carpi Radialis
  • Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
  • Flexor Digiti Minimi
  • Flexor Digitorum Brevis
  • Flexor Digitorum Longus
  • Flexor Digitorum Profundus
  • Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis
  • Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
  • Flexor Hallucis Brevis
  • Flexor Hallucis Longus
  • Flexor Pollicis Brevis
  • Flexor Pollicis Longus
  • Foot Muscles
  • Forearm Extensors
  • Forearm Flexors

G

  • Gastrocnemius
  • Gemellus Inferior
  • Gemellus Superior
  • Gluteus Maximus
  • Gluteus Medius
  • Gluteus Minimus
  • Gracilis

H

  • Hand Intrinsic Muscles
  • Hip
  • Adductors
  • External Rotators

I

  • Iliacus
  • Iliocostalis Cervicis
  • Iliocostalis Lumborum
  • Iliocostalis thoracis
  • Infraspinatus
  • Interossei, Dorsal (of foot)
  • Interossei, Dorsal (of hand)
  • Interossei, Palmar (of hand)
  • Interspinales
  • Intertransversarii
  • Intrinsic Muscles of Hand

L

  • Latissimus Dorsi
  • Leg Muscles
  • Levator Scapula
  • Longissimus Capitis
  • Longissimus Cervicis
  • Longissimus Thoracis
  • Longus Capitis
  • Longus Colli
  • Lumbricals, Hand
  • Lumbricals, Foot

M

  • Multifidus

O

  • Obliquus Capitis Inferior
  • Obliquus Capitis Superior
  • Obturator Externus
  • Obturator Internus
  • Opponens Digiti Minimi
  • Opponens Pollicis

P

  • Palmaris Longus
  • Pectineus Pectoralis Major
  • Peroneus Brevis Peroneus Longus
  • Peroneus Tertius Piriformis
  • Plantar Interossei
  • Plantar Muscles of the Foot
  • Plantaris Popliteus Pronator Quadratus
  • Pronator Teres
  • Psoas

Q

  • Quadriceps
  • Quadratus Femoris
  • Quadratus Lumborum
  • Quadratus Plantae

R

  • Rectus Abdominus Muscle
  • Rectus Capitis Anterior
  • Rectus Capitis Lateralis
  • Rectus Capitis Posterior Major
  • Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor
  • Rectus Femoris Rhomboids
  • Rotators Brevis Rotators Longus

S

  • Sartorius
  • Scalenus Anterior
  • Scalenus Medius
  • Scalenus Posterior
  • Semispinalis Capitis
  • Semispinalis Cervicis
  • Semispinalis Thoracis
  • Semimembranous
  • Semitendinosus
  • Serratus Anterior
  • Soleus
  • Splenius Capitis
  • Splenius Cervicis
  • Spinalis Cervicis
  • Spinalis Thoracis
  • Sternocleidomastoid
  • Subscapularis
  • Supinator
  • Supraspinatus

T

  • Tensor Fascia Lata
  • Teres Major
  • Teres Minor
  • Tibialis Anterior
  • Trapezius
  • Triceps Brachii
  • Tibialis Posterior

V

  • Vastus Intermedius
  • Vastus Lateralis
  • Vastus Medialis