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Human Muscles

Science & Nature 70 records updated 2026-07-19

Human Muscles, with muscle name, region, action, and origin.

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ID MuscleName Region Action Origin
1 Occipitalis Head Retracts the scalp Occipital bone
2 Frontalis Head Raises the eyebrows Epicranial aponeurosis
3 Orbicularis oculi Head Closes the eyelids Medial orbital margin
4 Corrugator supercilii Head Draws the eyebrows together Frontal bone
5 Levator palpebrae superioris Head Elevates the upper eyelid Sphenoid bone
6 Nasalis Head Compresses and dilates the nostrils Maxilla
7 Buccinator Head Compresses the cheek Maxilla and mandible
8 Orbicularis oris Head Closes and purses the lips Maxilla and mandible
9 Zygomaticus major Head Draws the angle of the mouth upward Zygomatic bone
10 Masseter Head Elevates the mandible to close the jaw Zygomatic arch
11 Temporalis Head Elevates and retracts the mandible Temporal fossa
12 Lateral pterygoid Head Depresses and protrudes the mandible Sphenoid bone
13 Medial pterygoid Head Elevates the mandible Sphenoid bone
14 Genioglossus Head Protrudes the tongue Mandible
15 Platysma Neck Tenses the skin of the neck Fascia of the upper chest
16 Sternocleidomastoid Neck Flexes and rotates the head Sternum and clavicle
17 Digastric Neck Opens the jaw and elevates the hyoid Mandible and temporal bone
18 Mylohyoid Neck Elevates the hyoid and floor of mouth Mandible
19 Omohyoid Neck Depresses the hyoid bone Superior border of scapula
20 Splenius capitis Neck Extends and rotates the head Nuchal ligament and vertebrae
21 Scalenus anterior Neck Elevates the first rib and flexes neck Cervical vertebrae
22 Levator scapulae Neck Elevates the scapula Cervical vertebrae
23 Trapezius Back Elevates, retracts, and rotates scapula Occipital bone and vertebrae
24 Latissimus dorsi Back Extends, adducts, and rotates the arm Lower spine and iliac crest
25 Iliocostalis Back Extends the vertebral column Sacrum and iliac crest

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