2. muscles in the body How many muscles are in the body? Approx. 640 Muscles are classified in three different ways: Cardiac, Skeletal, and Smooth The main function of muscles is to produce force and cause motion.
3. Face Frontalis- Primary Function is to lift the eyebrows Temporalis- Raises the jaw Orbicularis- Muscle of the lips Buccinator- Pulls back the angle of the mouth and flattens the cheek area.
4. Shoulder (scapula) & Arms (Humerus) Deltoid- Rotates arm at shoulder Pectoralis Major- Flexes arms at shoulder Coracobrachialis- Adducts arm at shoulder Biceps- Flex arm at shoulder Brachialis- Flexes elbow joint
5. Thigh to Leg Sartorius- Largest muscle in body VastusIntermedius- Extends Knee VastusLateralis- Extends and stabilizes the knee VastusMedialis- Extends Knee Tibialis Anterior- Inverts the foot Soleus- Increases the angle of the foot and leg
6. Foot Superior Extensor- Attached to the lower end of the fibula and medially tibia Extension DigitorumBrevis- Extends digits 2,3,4 Extension HallucisBrevis- Extension of Hallux Adductor Hallucis- adduct the big toe
7. The End This slide show is just a taste of how many muscles there are in the human body. These are just a few of the more popular muscles.
