Human Muscle Naming DRAFT

Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):

Pectoralis major

• Location of muscle

• Direction of the muscle fibers

• Relative size of the muscle

• Number of origins

• Location of the muscle's origin and insertion

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• orbicularis oculi

• orbicularis oris

• pectoralis

• quadriceps femoris

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• external oblique

• internal oblique

• rectus abdominus

• diaphragm

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• orbicularis oculi

• orbicularis oris

• frontalis

• sternocleidomastoid

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• gluteus minimus

• gluteus maximus

• hamstring

• triceps brachii

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• external oblique

• internal oblique

• transverse abdominus

• biceps brachii

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• gluteus maximus

• gluteus minimus

• quadriceps femoris

• pectoralis

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• trapezius

• latissimus dorsi

• pectoralis

• triceps

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• quadriceps

• hamstrings

• gastrocnemius

• peroneus longus

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• deltoids

• pectoralis

• triceps

• trapezius