muscle origin attachment sites
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| flexor carpi radialis | common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humerus | |
| extensor digitorum | common extensor tendon from lateral epicondyle of humerus | |
| extensor digitorum longus | lateral condyle of tibia, proximal anterior shaft of fibula, interosseus membrane | |
| peroneus longus | proximal two-thirds of lateral fibula | |
| tibialis posterior | proximal posterior shaft of tibia, proximal fibula, interosseus membrane | |
| tensor fasciae latae | iliac crest, posterior to anterior superir iliac spine | |
| gluteus medius | gluteal surface of the ilium between the iliac crest and the posterior and anterior gluetal lines | |
| piriformis | anterior surface of the sacrum | |
| iliopsoas | (psoas major) bodies and transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae; (iliacus) iliac fossa | |
| gluteus maximus | coccyx, edge of sacrum, posterior iliac crest, sacrotuberous and sacroiliac ligaments | |
| quadratus lumborum | posterior iliac crest | |
| external oblique | lower eight ribs | |
| internal oblique | lateral inguinal ligament, iliac crest, thoracolumbar aponeurosis | |
| rectus abdominis | pubic crest, pubic symphysis | |
| erector spinae | thoracolumbar aponeurosis that attaches to the posterior surface of the sacrum, spinous processes of the lumbar and last two thoracic vertebrae | |
| sternocleidomastoid | (sternal head) top of manubrium; (clavicular head) medial one-third of the clavicle | |
| scalenes | transverse processes of the: (anterior) thrid to sixth cervical vertebrae, (middle) second to seventh cervical vertebrae, (posterior) fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae | |
| biceps brachii | (short head) coracoid process of the scapula; (long head) supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula | |
| triceps brachii | (long head) infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula; (lateral head) posterior surface of the proximal half of the humerus; (medial head) posterior surface of the distal half of the humerus | |
| deltoid | lateral one-third of the clavicle, acromion, and spine of the scapula | |
| pectoralis major | medial half of clavicle, sternum, cartilage of the first through sixth ribs | |
| latissimus dorsi | spinous processes of the last six thoracic vertebrae, last three or four ribs, thoracolumbar aponeurosis, and posterior iliac crest | |
| supraspinatus | supraspinous fossa of the scapula | |
| infraspinatus | infraspinous fossa of the scapula | |
| teres minor | superior half of the lateral border of the scapula | |
| subscapularis | subscapular fossa of the scapula | |
| levator scapula | transverse processes of the first through fourth cervical vertebrae | |
| trapezius | external occipital protuberance, medial portion of the superior nuchal line of the occiput, ligamnetum nuchae, and spinous processes of C7 through T12 | |
| rhomboid major | spinous processes of T2 to T5 | |
| rhomboid minor | spinous processes of C7 to T1 | |
| pectoralis minor | third, fourth, and fifth ribs | |
| serratus anterior | surfaces of upper eight or nine ribs | |
| quadriceps fermoris | (rectus femoris) anterior inferior iliac spine; (vastus lateralis) lateral lip of linea aspera, gluteal tuberosity; (vastus medialis) medial lip of linea aspera; (vastus intermedius) anterior and lateral shaft of the femur | |
| hamstrings | ischial tuberosity; (short head of biceps femoris) lateral lip of linea aspera | |
| gastrocnemius | posterior surfaces of the condyles of the femur | |
| soleus | soleal line and posterior surface of the tibia and proximal posterior surface of the fibula | |
| tibialis anterior | proximal lateral surface of the tibia, interosseus membrane |
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