List of muscles of the human body

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This is a list of muscles of the human anatomy. There are approximately 650 skeletal muscles within the typical human. However, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently.

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Muscles of head and neck: the head

scalp/eyelid: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii

extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - superior tarsal - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) - intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter

ear: auriculares - temporoparietalis - stapedius - tensor tympani

nose: procerus - nasalis (dilatator naris) - depressor septi nasi - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

mouth: levator anguli oris/depressor anguli oris - levator labii superioris/depressor labii inferioris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius

mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial)

tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis)

soft palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus

pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus

larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid

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Muscles of head and neck: the neck

CERVICAL: platysma - sternocleidomastoid

SUPRAHYOID: digastric - stylohyoid - mylohyoid - geniohyoid

INFRAHYOID/STRAP: sternohyoid - sternothyroid - thyrohyoid - omohyoid

VERTEBRAL — ANTERIOR: longus colli - longus capitis - rectus capitis anterior - rectus capitis lateralis

LATERAL: scalene (anterior - medius - posterior)

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Muscles of torso

BACK: splenius: (capitis - cervicis) - erector spinae (iliocostalis - longissimus - spinalis) - latissimus dorsi
transversospinales: (semispinalis dorsi - semispinalis cervicis - semispinalis capitis - multifidus - rotatores) - interspinales - intertransversarii

SUBOCCIPITAL: rectus capitis posterior (major, minor) - obliquus capitis (inferior, superior)

CHEST: intercostales (external, internal, innermost) - subcostales - transversus thoracis - levatores costarum - serratus posterior (inferior, superior) - diaphragm

ABDOMEN: obliques (external, internal) - transversus abdominis - rectus abdominis - pyramidalis - cremaster - quadratus lumborum

PELVIS: levator ani (iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, puborectalis) - coccygeus

PERINEUM: sphincter ani (externus, internus) - superficial perineal pouch (transversus perinei superficialis - bulbospongiosus - ischiocavernosus) - deep perineal pouch (transversus perinei profundus, sphincter urethrae membranaceae)

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Muscular system

Muscular tissue • Muscle contraction • Muscles of the human body

Types of muscles
Cardiac muscle • Skeletal muscle • Smooth muscle

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