Torso 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 inferior
• Upper oblique head muscle – Musculus obliquus capitis superior
• Lateral straight head muscle – Musculus rectus capitis lateralis
• Large posterior straight head muscle – Musculus rectus capitis posterior major
• Small posterior straight head muscle – Musculus rectus capitis posterior minor
• Rotating muscles – Musculi rotatores (breves, longi, lumborum, thoracis, cervicis)
• Half thorn muscle – Musculi semispinalis
• Spinal process muscle – Musculus spinalis
• Strap muscle – Musculus splenius (capitis, cervicis)
• Diaphragm – Musculus diaphragmaticus
• Sawtooth muscle – Musculus serratus (anterior)
• Stair muscles – Musculi scaleni
• Internal intercostal muscle – Musculi intercostales interni et intimi
• Outer intercostal muscle – Musculus intercostales externus
• Rib retractor – Musculus retractor costae
• Posterior upper sawtooth muscle – Musculus serratus posterior superior
• Posterior lower sawtooth muscle – Musculus serratus posterior inferior
• Lower rib muscles – Musculus subcostalis
• Transverse chest muscle – Musculus transversus thoracis
• Outer oblique abdominal muscle – Musculus obliquus externus abdominis
• Internal oblique abdominal muscle – Musculus obliquus internus abdominis
• Straight abdominal muscle – Musculus transversus abdominis
• Testicle lifter – Musculus cremaster
• Pyramidal muscle – Musculus pyramidalis

Pelvic floor muscles

• Urethral swelling muscle – Musculus bulbospongiosus (male)
• Closure muscle of the vulva and vaginal vestibule – Muscului constrictor vulvae et constrictor vestibuli (female)
• Coccygeal muscle – Musculus coccygeus
• Ischium-tumescent muscle – musculus ischiocarvenosus
• Anal elevator muscle – Musculus levator ani (Mm pubococcygeus, puborectalis, iliococcygeus, pubovaginals/levator prostatae)
• Deep transverse perineal muscle – Musculus transversus perinei profundus
• Superficial transverse perineal muscle – Musculus transversus perinei superficialis