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Muscle Actions and Insertions in Human Anatomy

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  • Occipitofrontalis muscle


    Action: Raises eyebrows, tenses scalp.
    Insertion: Superior nuchal lines.

  • Orbicularis oculi muscle


    Action: Closes the eyelids.
    Insertion: Medial & lateral palpebral ligaments.

  • Orbicularis oris muscle


    Action: Closes the mouth and puckers the lips.
    Insertion: Circumferential skin around the lips.

  • Zygomaticus major muscle


    Action: Draws corners of mouth superiorly.
    Insertion: Angle of mouth.

  • Zygomaticus minor muscle


    Action: Draws upper lip superolaterally.
    Insertion: Medial skin of the upper lip.

  • Levator labii superioris muscle


    Action: Draws upper lip superiorly.
    Insertion: Orbicularis oris and skin of upper lip.

  • Depressor labii inferioris muscle


    Action: Draws lower lip inferiorly.
    Insertion: Orbicularis oris and skin of lower lip.

  • Levator anguli oris muscle


    Action: Draws angle of mouth superiorly.
    Insertion: Angle of mouth.

  • Depressor anguli oris muscle


    Action: Draws angle of mouth inferiorly.
    Insertion: Angle of mouth.

  • Temporalis muscle


    Action: Elevation and retraction of mandible.
    Insertion: Coronoid process of mandible.

  • Masseter muscle


    Action: Elevation and protraction of mandible.
    Insertion: Mandibular angle and lateral ramus.

  • Buccinator muscle


    Action: Compresses cheeks against teeth.
    Insertion: Fibers of orbicularis oris.

  • Sternocleidomastoid muscle


    Action: Bilateral: flex neck; unilateral: rotate head to opposite side.
    Insertion: Mastoid process and superior nuchal line.

  • Platysma muscle


    Action: Tenses skin of neck.
    Insertion: Body of mandible, skin of chin and lower lip.

  • Digastric muscle


    Action: Depresses mandible, elevates hyoid.
    Insertion: Intermediate tendon.

  • External intercostals


    Action: Elevate ribs to increase thoracic volume during inspiration.

  • Internal intercostals


    Action: Depress ribs to decrease thoracic volume during expiration.

  • Pectoralis major muscle


    Action: Flexion, extension, adduction, medial rotation of humerus.
    Insertion: Intertubercular sulcus of humerus.

  • Pectoralis minor muscle


    Action: Stabilizes scapula.
    Insertion: Coracoid process of scapula.

  • Serratus anterior muscle


    Action: Protracts and stabilizes scapula.
    Insertion: Medial margin of scapula.

  • External obliques muscle


    Action: Bilateral: flex abdomen; unilateral: contralateral rotation.
    Insertion: Linea alba, iliac crest, pubic tubercle.

  • Internal obliques muscle


    Action: Bilateral: compress abdomen; unilateral: ipsilateral rotation.
    Insertion: Linea alba, ribs 10–12.

  • Transversus abdominis muscle


    Action: Compresses abdomen.
    Insertion: Xiphoid process, linea alba, pubic tubercle.

  • Rectus abdominis muscle


    Action: Flexion of abdomen.
    Insertion: Costal cartilages 5–7, xiphoid process.

  • Trapezius muscle


    Action: Rotation, retraction, elevation, depression of scapula.
    Insertion: Lateral 1/3 clavicle, acromion, scapular spine.

  • Deltoid muscle


    Action: Shoulder abduction, flexion, extension.
    Insertion: Deltoid tuberosity of humerus.

  • Latissimus dorsi muscle


    Action: Adduction, extension, medial rotation of humerus; abdominal rotation.
    Insertion: Intertubercular sulcus of humerus.

  • Supraspinatus


    Abduction of humerus

  • Teres major muscle


    Action: Adduction and medial rotation of humerus.
    Insertion: Intertubercular sulcus of humerus.

  • Iliocostalis:


    Inserts on posterior ribs.

  • Infraspinatus:


    Lateral rotation.

  • Subscapularis:


    Medial rotation.

  • Teres minor:


    Lateral rotation.

  • Longissimus:


    Inserts on transverse processes and mastoids.

  • Spinalis:


    Inserts on spinous processes and external occipital protuberance.