The adductors serve to bring a body part closer to the body (adduction= to lead, lat. adducere= to lead, to pull). Adductors belong to the group of skeletal muscles. Their antagonists are the abductors, which pull a body part away from the trunk. The adductors of the thigh are divided into three layers. The superficial, … Adductors
Latin: M. gracilis To the thigh musculature overview To the musculature overview The slender muscle (Musculus gracilis) is the longest and narrowest muscle of the adductors in the hip joint. Of all the muscles, it also lies furthest towards the middle of the body. Other adductors of the thigh: Comb muscle (M. pectineus) Large thigh … Slimming muscle
Chewing muscles Masticatory muscle – Musculus masseter Internal wing muscle – Musculus pterygoideus medialis Outer wing muscle – Musculus pterygoideus lateralis Temporal muscle – Musculus temporalis Mimic musculature Musculi epicranii (muscles of the head rind) Eyelid Ear muscles Nose Mouth Occipital forehead muscle – Musculus occipitofrontalis Temple-crown muscle – Musculus temporoparietalis Upper eyelid lift – … Overview of the musculature
Gorge head musculature Lower throat lacer – Musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior Middle throat lacer – Musculus constrictor pharyngis medius Upper throat lacer – Musculus constrictor pharyngis superior Stylus-pharyngeal muscle (gullet lifter) – Musculus stylopharyngeus Tube-pharyngeal muscle (gullet lifter) – Musculus salpingopharyngeus Palatopharyngeal muscle (pharyngeal lifter) – Musculus palatopharyngeus Outer tongue muscles Cartilage-tongue muscle – Musculus … Gorge head musculature | Overview of the musculature
Arm musculature – Forearm musculature Flexors – surface layer Flexors – deep layer Extensors – spoke-side (radial) layer Extensors – surface layer Extensors – deep layer Spoke-sided hand flexor – Musculus flexor carpi radialis Olecranon hand flexor – Musculus flexor carpi ulnaris Superficial hand flexors – Musculus flexor digitorum superificialis Long palmar muscle – Musculus … Arm musculature – Forearm musculature | Overview of the musculature
Torso Musculature Autochthonous back muscles – Musculus erector spinae respiratory muscles abdominal muscles Iliac-rib muscle – Musculus iliocostalis Interspinous process muscles – Musculi interspinales Intertransverse process muscles – Musculi intertransversarii Rib elevator – Musculi levatores costarum Longest muscle – Musculus longissimus Much feathered muscle – Musculi multifidi Lower oblique head muscle – Musculus obliquus capitis … Torso Musculature | Overview of the musculature
Thigh Musculature Knee extensors = front muscle group Knee flexors = rear muscle group Adductors = inner muscle group Abductors = outer muscle group Quadriceps femori – Musculus quadriceps femori Tailor muscle – Musculus sartorius Bilateral thigh muscle – Musculus biceps femoris Semitendinous muscle – Musculus semitendinosus Semimembranous muscle – Musculus semimembranosus Comb muscle – … Thigh Musculature | Overview of the musculature
Foot Muscles Big toe spreader – Musculus abductor hallucis Short big toe flexor – Musculus flexor hallucis brevis Big toe leader – Musculus adductor hallucis Short toe flexor – Musculus flexor digitorum brevis Small toe counter – Musculus opponens digiti minimi Short small toe flexor – Musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis Small toe spreader – … Foot Muscles | Overview of the musculature