Provisional (“provisoire”) muscle directory
Provisional (“provisoire”) directory of 131 current muscles, grouped into five body regions. A muscle may appear in more than one region.
head and neck
- digastric, anterior belly
- digastricus
- epicranius (occipitofrontalis)
- lateral pterygoid
- levator scapulae
- masseter
- occipitofrontalis, frontalis belly
- occipitofrontalis, occipitalis belly
- orbicularis oculi
- platysma
- posterior cervical muscles
- pterygoideus medialis
- scalenes
- scalenus anterior
- scalenus medius
- scalenus posterior
- semispinalis capitis
- splenius capitis
- splenius capitis/splenius cervicis
- splenius cervicis
- sternocleidomastoid
- sternocleidomastoid, clavicular head
- sternocleidomastoid, sternal head
- temporalis
- trapezius
- upper semispinalis capitis
- upper trapezius
- zygomaticus
anterior trunk
posterior trunk
- erector spinae (sacrospinalis)
- external intercostals
- iliocostalis lumborum
- iliocostalis lumborum and thoracis group
- iliocostalis thoracis
- infraspinatus
- innermost intercostals
- intercostal muscles
- internal intercostals
- latissimus dorsi
- levator scapulae
- longissimus thoracis
- multifidi and rotatores group
- multifidus
- quadratus lumborum
- rhomboideus major
- rhomboideus minor
- rhomboids
- rotatores
- semispinalis capitis
- serratus posterior inferior
- serratus posterior superior
- spinalis
- subscapularis
- supraspinatus
- teres major
- teres minor
- trapezius
- upper semispinalis capitis
- upper trapezius
upper limb
- adductor pollicis
- biceps brachii
- brachialis
- brachioradialis
- coracobrachialis
- deltoid
- extensor carpi radialis brevis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi ulnaris
- extensor digitorum
- flexor carpi radialis
- flexor carpi ulnaris
- flexor digitorum superficialis
- flexor pollicis longus
- infraspinatus
- opponens pollicis
- opponens pollicis/adductor pollicis
- palmaris longus
- pronator teres
- small hand muscles
- subscapularis
- supinator
- supraspinatus
- teres major
- teres minor
- triceps brachii
- triceps brachii, long head
- triceps brachii, medial head
- wrist extensors
- wrist flexors
lower limb
- abductor hallucis
- adductor brevis
- adductor longus
- adductor longus and adductor brevis
- adductor magnus
- adductors
- biceps femoris
- deep muscles of the foot
- extensor digitorum longus
- extensor digitorum longus/extensor hallucis longus
- extensor hallucis longus
- fibularis (peroneus) longus, brevis, tertius
- fibularis tertius
- flexor digitorum longus
- flexor digitorum longus/flexor hallucis longus
- flexor hallucis longus
- gastrocnemius
- gluteus maximus
- gluteus medius
- gluteus minimus
- hamstrings
- iliacus
- iliopsoas
- pectineus
- peroneus brevis
- peroneus longus
- piriformis
- plantaris
- popliteus
- psoas major
- quadriceps
- rectus femoris
- sartorius
- semimembranosus
- semitendinosus
- soleus
- superficial muscles of the foot
- tensor fasciae latae
- tibialis anterior
- tibialis posterior
- vastus intermedius
- vastus lateralis
- vastus medialis