MUSCLE ORIGINS AND INSERTIONSdoi:10.1016/B978-1-4832-2835-8.50007-9FERENC KISS M.D.JNOS SZENTGOTHAI M.D.Atlas of Human Anatomy (Seventeenth Edition)
1. Muscles Attach to Bones At Locations Called Origins and Insertions A skeletal muscle attaches to bone (or sometimes other muscles or tissues) at two or more places. If the place is a bone that remains immobile for an action, the attachment is called an origin. If the place is on the...
Psoas major is a long, thick, fusiform muscle located in the lumbar region of the trunk lateral to the lumbar vertebrae and medial to the quadratus lumborum muscle. It belongs to the inner muscles of the hip group. The name ‘psoas’ is of Greek origin meaning ‘muscle of the loin’. ...
Our muscle mass peaks at about age twenty-seven and thereafter begins a long and inexorable decline, which with good lifestyle choices, we can slow. Still, along the way, we may face a variety of maladies, including hypertension, myocardial infarction, gastric reflux, stress incontinence, or e...
neck. The longus colli muscle has been found to contain a high density ofmuscle spindles. This implies an important proprioceptive function for this muscle (Boyd-Clark et al., 2002). The origins, insertions, and unique characteristics of the three parts of the longus colli muscle are listed ...
Origins, insertions and innervation of the thenar muscles. Opponens pollicis muscle (Musculus opponens pollicis) Opponens pollicis is a short intrinsic muscle of the hand. It belongs to a group called thenar muscles, along with abductor pollicis and flexor pollicis brevis. Thenar muscles are loca...
and insert onto the angle of the mandible (masseteric tubercle) and the inferior portion of the lateral surface of the mandibular ramus. The superficial masseter muscle has a quadrangular shape appearance on gross examination due to its origins and insertions. The deep portion of the masseter ...
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Learn about erector spinae action. Read about its muscles: iliocostalis, spinalis, and longissimus. Understand erector spinae muscle pain, origins, and insertions.Updated: 11/21/2023 Pain in Erector Spinae Muscles Theerector spinaeis a group of muscles located on both sides of the vertebral colu...
Muscle origins and insertions Many muscles are attached to bones at either end via tendons. The muscle origin often describes the more proximal attachment point of the muscle, while the muscle insertion point refers to the distal attachment. In our cheat sheets, you’ll find the origin(s) and...