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Muscles

Complete muscle reference, origins, insertions, nerve supply, actions, clinical notes, and common injuries.

330 muscles

330 muscles

Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi (Foot) musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis Foot & Ankle The abductor digiti minimi of the foot is the most lateral plantar muscle, forming the prominent… Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi (Hand) musculus abductor digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The abductor digiti minimi is the most medial hypothenar muscle, forming the visible ulnar border of… Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi (Hand) musculus abductor digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The ADM is the most lateral hypothenar muscle, forming the medial border of the hand and… Muscle Abductor Hallucis musculus abductor hallucis Foot & Ankle The abductor hallucis is the most medial plantar muscle, running from the calcaneal tuberosity along the… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The abductor pollicis brevis is the most superficial thenar muscle, forming the rounded prominence of the… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The APB is the most superficial thenar muscle and is exclusively innervated by the recurrent motor… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis (Full) musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The APB is the most superficial thenar muscle and the most reliable test of median nerve… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Longus musculus abductor pollicis longus Forearm The abductor pollicis longus is one of the three muscles of the posterior forearm that act… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Longus musculus abductor pollicis longus Forearm The APL is one of the two tendons in the first extensor compartment (with EPB) whose… Muscle Adductor Brevis musculus adductor brevis Thigh The adductor brevis is the shortest of the three named adductors, lying deep to the adductor… Muscle Adductor Brevis musculus adductor brevis Thigh The adductor brevis is the smallest and most superior of the three short adductors (with adductor… Muscle Adductor Brevis (Full) musculus adductor brevis Thigh The adductor brevis is the smallest of the three adductor muscles (brevis, longus, magnus), lying deep… Muscle Adductor Hallucis musculus adductor hallucis Foot & Ankle The adductor hallucis is a deep plantar muscle with an oblique head from the midfoot and… Muscle Adductor Longus musculus adductor longus Thigh The adductor longus is the most anterior and superficial of the medial thigh adductors, forming the… Muscle Adductor Longus (Full) musculus adductor longus Thigh The adductor longus is the most anterior thigh adductor, forming the medial border of the femoral… Muscle Adductor Magnus musculus adductor magnus Thigh The adductor magnus is the largest and most powerful adductor, a triangular muscle with two functionally… Muscle Adductor Magnus (Full) musculus adductor magnus Thigh The adductor magnus is the largest and most powerful adductor, composed of two functionally distinct parts… Muscle Adductor Pollicis musculus adductor pollicis Hand & Wrist The adductor pollicis is the deepest thenar muscle and the primary provider of key pinch force,… Muscle Adductor Pollicis (Full) musculus adductor pollicis Hand & Wrist The adductor pollicis is the most powerful intrinsic muscle of the hand, generating the key pinch… Muscle Anconeus musculus anconeus Upper Arm The anconeus is a small triangular muscle on the posterolateral elbow extending from the lateral epicondyle… Muscle Anconeus (Full) musculus anconeus Upper Arm The anconeus is a small triangular muscle at the posterolateral elbow that assists elbow extension and… Muscle Anterior Scalene musculus scalenus anterior Neck The anterior scalene is the most clinically significant scalene, forming the anterior boundary of the interscalene… Muscle Articularis Cubiti musculus articularis cubiti Upper Arm The articularis cubiti is a small inconstant muscle deep to the medial head of the triceps… Muscle Articularis Genu musculus articularis genus Thigh The articularis genu is a small muscle slip deep to the vastus intermedius that attaches to…