LIST OF MUSCLES
HEAD
FOREHEAD
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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occipitofrontalis | (पश्चकपाल ललाटिका | 2 occipital bellies and 2 frontal bellies | epicranial aponeurosis | facial nerve [CNVII] | raises eyebrows | |||
occipitalis | ( पश्चकपाल | superior nuchal line of occipital bone, mastoid part of temporal bone | occipital artery | posterior auricular nerve (facial nerve [CNVII]) | retracts scalp | |||
frontalis | ललाटिका | skin of eyebrow and glabella | ophthalmic artery | temporal branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | wrinkles eyebrow | |||
orbicularis oculi | (नेत्र मंडलिका) | orbital part: frontal bone | orbital part: lateral palpebral raphe | ophthalmic artery, zygomatico-orbital artery, angular artery | zygomatic branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | closes eyelids | levator palpebrae superioris | |
palpebral part: medial palpebral ligament | palpebral part: lateral palpebral raphe | |||||||
lacrimal part: posterior crest of lacrimal bone | lacrimal part: Edges of eyelids | |||||||
corrugator supercilii | (भ्रूभंगिका) | nasal part of frontal bone | intermediate third of skin of eyebrow | ophthalmic artery | zygomatic branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | moves skin of forehead medially and inferiorly (towards root of nose) | ||
depressor supercilii | ( भ्रू अवनमनिका ) | nasal part of frontal bone, medial rim of orbit | medial third of skin of eyebrow | moves skin of eyebrows inferiorly |
EYE
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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levator palpebrae superioris | (ऊर्ध्व नेत्रच्छद उन्नमनिका) | sphenoid bone | tarsal plate, upper eyelid | ophthalmic artery | oculomotor nerve [CNIII] | retracts and elevates eyelid | orbicularis oculi | |
superior tarsal | underside of levator palpebrae superioris | superior tarsal plate of eyelid | sympathetic nervous system | raises upper eyelid | ||||
Rectus muscles | ||||||||
superior | annulus of Zinn at orbital apex | 7.5 mm superior to corneal limbus | ophthalmic artery | superior branch of oculomotor nerve [CNIII] | elevates, adducts, and medially rotates eye | |||
inferior | 6.5 mm inferior to corneal limbus | inferior branch of oculomotor nerve [CNIII] | depresses and adducts eye | |||||
medial | 5.5 mm medial to corneal limbus | inferior branch of oculomotor nerve [CNIII] | adducts eye | |||||
lateral | 7 mm temporal to corneal limbus | abducens nerve [CNVI] | abducts eye | |||||
Oblique muscles | ||||||||
superior | annulus of Zinn at orbital apex, medial to optic canal | outer posterior quadrant of eyeball | lateral muscular branch of ophthalmic artery | trochlear nerve [CNIV] | intorts, abducts, and depress eye | |||
inferior | orbital surface of maxilla, lateral to lacrimal groove | laterally onto eyeball, deep to lateral rectus, by a short flat tendon | oculomotor nerve [CNIII] | extorts, elevates, and abducts eye |
EAR
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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temporoparietalis | (शंखच्छद | auriculares muscles | epicranial aponeurosis | facial nerve [CNVII] | ||||
Auriculares | ||||||||
auricularis anterior | temporal fascia | front of helix of ear | posterior auricular artery | facial nerve [CNVII] | pulls auricle forwards | |||
auricularis superior | epicranial aponeurosis | dorsocranial surface of auricle | pulls auricle upwards | |||||
auricularis posterior | mastoid process of temporal bone, tendon of sternocleidomastoid | dorsal part of auricle | pulls auricle backwards | |||||
Muscles of inner ear | ||||||||
stapedius | (रकाबिका पेशी) | tip of pyramid of middle ear | neck of stapes | stapedial branch of posterior auricular artery | facial nerve [CNVII] | reduces movement of stapes, controls amplitude of sound waves to inner ear | ||
tensor tympani | ( तानिका | Eustachian tube | handle of malleus | superior tympanic artery | medial pterygoid nerve from mandibular nerve [CNV3] | tenses tympanic membrane, controls amplitude of sound waves to inner ear |
NOSE
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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(procerus) | भ्रूनमनी | fascia over lower part of nasal bone | skin of lower part of forehead between eyebrows | facial artery | buccal branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | draws down medial angle of eyebrow (giving expressions of frowning) | ||
depressor septi nasi | नासा अवनमनिका | incisive fossa of maxilla | nasal septum and back part of alar part of nasalis | superior labial artery | depresses nasal septum | |||
levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | नासा विस्फारक ओष्ठ उन्नमनिका | frontal process of maxilla | nostril and upper lip | superior labial artery | dilates nostril, elevates upper lip, elevates wing of nose | |||
nasalis | ||||||||
transverse part | alveolar yoke of canine tooth | lateral nasal cartilage | superior labial artery | buccal branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | compresses nostrils | |||
(compressor naris) | नासा संपीडनी | |||||||
alar part | alveolar yoke of lateral incisor tooth, greater and lesser alar cartilages | skin near margin of nostril | dilates nostrils | |||||
(dilator naris) | नासा विस्फारिका |
MOUTH
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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levator anguli oris | वक्त्र कोण उन्नमनिका | maxilla | modiolus of mouth | facial artery | facial nerve [CNVII] | elevates angle of mouth (smile) | ||
(caninus) | ||||||||
depressor anguli oris | वक्त्र कोण अवनमनिका | tubercle of mandible | mandibular branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | depresses angle of mouth (frown) | ||||
(triangularis) | ||||||||
levator labii superioris ( | ओष्ठ उन्नमनिका | medial part of infra-orbital margin of maxilla | skin and muscle of upper lip (labii superioris) | superior labial artery | buccal branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | elevates upper lip | ||
depressor labii inferioris ( | निम्न ओष्ठ अवनमनिका | oblique line of mandible, between symphysis and mental foramen | integument of lower lip, orbicularis oris fibers, its fellow of opposite side | inferior labial artery | mandibular branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | depresses lower lip | ||
(mentaiis) | अधर उन्नमनी | alveolar yoke of lower, lateral incisor tooth, found on anterior mandible | skin of chin | elevates and wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip | ||||
buccinator | कपोलिका | alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible, pterygomandibular raphe | fibres of orbicularis oris | buccal artery | buccal branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | compress cheeks against teeth (blowing), mastication | ||
orbicularis oris | वक्त्र मंडलिका | maxilla and mandible | skin around lips | superior labial artery, inferior labial artery | puckers lips | |||
risorius ( | सृक्कापकर्षिणी | parotid fascia | modiolus of mouth | facial artery | draw back angle of mouth | |||
Zygomatic muscles | सृक्कोत्कर्षणी | |||||||
major | zygomatic bone in region of zygomaticomaxillary suture | modiolus of mouth | facial artery | buccal branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | draws angle of mouth upward and laterally | |||
minor | skin of upper lip | elevates upper lip |
MASTICATION
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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masseter | (चर्वणिका) | anterior two-thirds of inferior margin of zygomatic arch and maxilla | angle of mandible, masseteric tuberosity of mandible | masseteric artery | masseteric nerve from mandibular nerve [CNV3] | elevates and retracts mandible (closes of mouth) | platysma | |
temporalis | (शंखच्छदिका) | temporal lines on parietal bone of skull | coronoid process of mandible | deep temporal arteries | deep temporal nerves from mandibular nerve [CNV3] | |||
Pterygoid muscles | (पक्षाभिका) | |||||||
lateral | greater wing of sphenoid and lateral pterygoid process | condyloid process of mandible | pterygoid branches of maxillary artery | external pterygoid nerve from mandibular nerve [CNV3] | depresses mandible | |||
medial | deep head: medial side of lateral pterygoid plate behind upper teeth | medial angle of mandible | medial pterygoid nerve from mandibular nerve [CNV3] | elevates mandible, closes jaw, helps lateral pterygoid in moving jaw from side to side | ||||
superficial head: pyramidal process of palatine bone and maxillary tuberosity |
TONGUE
EXTRINSIC
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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genioglossus | (चिबुक जिह्विका) | superior part of mental spine of mandible (symphysis menti) | dorsum of tongue, body of hyoid | lingual artery | hypoglossal nerve [CNXII] | inferior fibers: protrudes tongue | ||
middle fibers: depresses tongue | ||||||||
superior fibers: draws tip of tongue back and down | ||||||||
hyoglossus | (कंठ जिह्विका) | hyoid | side of tongue | depresses tongue | ||||
chondroglossus | lesser cornu and body of hyoid bone | intrinsic muscular fibers of tongue | depresses tongue (some consider this muscle to be part of hyoglossus) | |||||
styloglossus | (शरजिह्विका) | styloid process of temporal bone | tongue | sublingual branch of lingual artery | elevates and retracts tongue | inferior and middle fibers of genioglossus | ||
palatoglossus | (तालु जिह्विका) | palatine aponeurosis | vagus nerve [CNX], accessory nerve [CNXI] | raising back part of tongue |
INTRINSIC
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
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superior longitudinal | close to epiglottis, from median fibrous septum | edges of tongue | hypoglossal nerve [CNXII] | shortens tongue, turns tip upward, turns lateral margins upward | |||
transversus | median fibrous septum | sides of tongue | narrows tongue with no elongation | ||||
inferior longitudinal | root of tongue | apex of tongue | shortens tongue, retracts, pulls tip downward | ||||
verticalis | dorsum of tongue | inferior surface borders of tongue |
SOFT PALATE
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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tensor veli palatini | तानिका | medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone | palatine aponeurosis | medial pterygoid nerve from mandibular nerve [CNV3] | tenses soft palate, aids in swallowing | |||
levator veli palatini | उन्नमनिका | temporal bone, Eustachian tube | facial artery | pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve [CNX] | elevates soft palate | |||
palatoglossus | तालु जिह्विका | palatine aponeurosis | tongue | aids in breathing by raising back part of tongue | ||||
palatopharyngeus | तालु ग्रसनिका | palatine aponeurosis and hard palate | upper border of thyroid cartilage (blends with constrictor fibers) | facial artery | pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve [CNX] | aids in breathing by pulling pharynx and larynx | ||
palatine uvula | hard palate | soft tissue of uvula | moves and changes shape of uvula |
PHARYNX
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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stylopharyngeus | शरग्रसनिका | styloid process of temporal bone | thyroid cartilage (pharynx) | pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal artery | glossopharyngeal nerve [CNIX] | elevates larynx, elevates pharynx, swallowing | ||
salpingopharyngeus | तूर्य ग्रसनिका | cartilage of Eustachian tube | posterior fasciculus of pharyngopalatinus | vagus nerve [CNX], accessory nerve [CNXI] | raises nasopharynx | |||
Pharyngeal muscles | ||||||||
inferior | cricoid cartilage, thyroid cartilage | pharyngeal raphe | pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal artery | external laryngeal branch of superior laryngeal nerve from vagus nerve [CNX] | swallowing | |||
middle | hyoid bone | pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve [CNX] | ||||||
superior | medial pterygoid plate, pterygomandibular raphé, alveolar process | pharyngeal raphe, pharyngeal tubercle |
LARYNX
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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cricothyroid | मुद्रिकावटुकी (तिर्यक एवं सरल भाग) | anterior and lateral cricoid cartilage | inferior cornu and lamina of thyroid cartilage | cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery | external laryngeal branch of superior laryngeal nerve from vagus nerve [CNX] | tenses and elongates vocal folds (has minor adductory effect) | ||
arytenoid(transverse and oblique) | , | दर्वीकल्पिका ( अनुप्रस्थ and | arytenoid cartilage on one side | arytenoid cartilage on opposite side | superior laryngeal branch of superior thyroid artery | recurrent laryngeal nerve from vagus nerve [CNX] | approximates arytenoid cartilages (closes rima glottidis) | |
thyroarytenoid | अवटु दर्वीकल्पिका | inner (anterior) surface of thyroid cartilage | anterior surface of arytenoid cartilage | thickens and decreases length of vocal folds, adducts during speech | ||||
Cricoarytenoid muscles | मुद्रिका दर्वीकल्पिका | |||||||
posterior | posterior part of cricoid cartilage | muscular process of arytenoid cartilage | recurrent laryngeal nerve from vagus nerve [CNX] | abducts and laterally rotates cartilage, pulling vocal ligaments away from midline and forward and so opening rima glottidis | lateral cricoarytenoid | |||
lateral | lateral part of arch of cricoid cartilage | adducts and medially rotates cartilage, pulling vocal ligaments towards midline and backwards and so closing rima glottidis | posterior cricoarytenoid |
NECK
CLAVICULAR
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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platysma | ग्रीवा पार्श्वच्छदिका | base of mandible | inferior clavicle and fascia of chest | branches of submental artery, branches of suprascapular artery | cervical branch of facial nerve [CNVII] | tenses skin of neck | masseter, temporalis | |
sternocleidomastoid | उरोजत्रुककर्णमूलिका | sternal head: manubrium sterni | mastoid process of temporal bone, superior nuchal line | occipital artery, superior thyroid artery | motor: accessory nerve | acting alone: tilts head to its own side, rotates head so face is turned towards opposite side | ||
clavicular head: medial portion of clavicle | sensory: cervical plexus | acting together: flexes neck, raises sternum, assists in forced inspiration |
SUPRAHYOID
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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digastric | द्विपिंडिका | anterior belly: digastric fossa (mandible) | intermediate tendon (lesser horn of hyoid bone) | anterior belly: submental branch of facial artery | anterior belly: mandibular nerve [CNV3] via mylohyoid nerve | opens jaw when masseter and temporalis are relaxed | ||
posterior belly: mastoid process of temporal bone | posterior belly: occipital artery | posterior belly: facial nerve [CNVII] | ||||||
stylohyoid | शरकंठिका | styloid process of temporal bone | greater horn of hyoid bone | occipital artery | facial nerve [CNVII] | elevates hyoid during swallowing | ||
mylohyoid | चिबुक कंठिका | mylohyoid line of mandible | pharyngeal raphe | mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery | mylohyoid nerve, from inferior alveolar branch of mandibular nerve [CNV3] | raises oral cavity floor, elevates hyoid, depresses mandible | ||
geniohyoid | चिबुक कंठिका | mandibular symphysis | anterior surface of body of hyoid bone | C1 via hypoglossal nerve | elevates hyoid and tongue upward during deglutition |
INFRAHYOID
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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sternohyoid | उरः कंठिका | manubrium of sternum | hyoid bone | superior thyroid artery | ansa cervicalis | depresses hyoid | ||
sternothyroid | उरः अवटुका | thyroid cartilage | depresses larynx, may slightly depress hyoid | |||||
thyrohyoid | अवटु कंठिका | thyroid cartilage | hyoid bone | C1 | depress hyoid | |||
omohyoid | अंसकंठिका | upper border of scapula | inferior thyroid artery | ansa cervicalis | depresses larynx, depresses and moves to side hyoid |
NECK
ANTERIOR
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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longus colli | ग्रैवीदीर्घा | transverse processes of vertebrae C3, C4, C5, and C6 | anterior arch of atlas | C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 | flexes neck and head | |||
longus capitis | शिरोदीर्घा | anterior tubercles of transverse processes of vertebrae C3, C4, C5, and C6 | basilar part of occipital bone | C1, C2, C3/C4 | flexes neck at atlanto-occipital joint | |||
rectus capitis anterior | समशिरस्का | atlas | occipital bone | C1 | ||||
rectus capitis lateralis | समशिरस्का | upper surface of transverse process of atlas | under surface of jugular process of occipital bone | sidebens at atlanto-occipital joint |
LATERAL
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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scalene | विषमिका | cervical vertebrae | first and second ribs | ascending cervical artery (branch of inferior thyroid artery) | cervical nerves (C3, C4, C5, C6, C7) | elevates 1st and 2nd rib | ||
anterior | अग्र | C3-C6 | first rib | ventral ramus of C5, C6 | when neck is fixed, elevates first rib to aid in breathing or when rib is fixed, bends neck forward and sideways and rotates it to opposite side | |||
medius | मध्य | C2-C6 | ventral rami of third to eighth cervical spinal nerves | elevates 1st rib, rotate neck to opposite side | ||||
posterior | पश्च | transverse processes of C4 – C6 | second rib | ascending cervical artery, superficial cervical artery | C6, C7, C8 | elevates 2nd rib, tilts neck to same side | ||
levator scapulae | अंस उन्नमनिका | posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 – C4 | superior part of medial border of scapula | dorsal scapular artery | cervical nerve (C3, C4) and dorsal scapular nerve (C5) | elevates scapula, tilts glenoid cavity inferiorly by rotating scapula | serratus anterior | |
rectus capitis lateralis | समशिरस्का | upper surface of transverse process of atlas (C1) | under surface of jugular process of occipital bone | C1 | ||||
obliquus capitis superior | तिर्यक् शिर | lateral mass of atlas | lateral half of inferior nuchal line | suboccipital nerve | ||||
obliquus capitis inferior | तिर्यक् शिर | spinous process of axis | lateral mass of atlas | suboccipital nerve |
POSTERIOR
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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rectus capitis posterior minor | समशिरस्का | tubercle on posterior arch of atlas (C1) | medial part of inferior nuchal line of occipital bone and surface between it and foramen magnum | a branch of dorsal primary division of suboccipital nerve | extends head at neck, but is now considered to be more of a sensory organ than a muscle | |||
rectus capitis posterior major | समशिरस्का | spinous process of axis (C2) | inferior nucheal line of occipital bone | dorsal ramus of C1 (suboccipital nerve) | ||||
semispinalis capitis | शिरः अर्धकंटिका | articular processes of C4-C6; transverse processes of C7 and T1-T7 | occipital bone between superior and inferior nuchal lines | greater occipital nerve | extends head | |||
longissimus capitis | शिरः द्राधिष्ठिका | articular processes of C4-C7; transverse processes of T1-T5 | posterior margin of mastoid process | lateral sacral artery | posterior branch of spinal nerve | laterally: Flexes head and neck to same side. | ||
bilaterally: Extend vertebral column | ||||||||
splenius capitis | शिरः पिट्टका | ligamentum nuchae, spinous processes of C7-T6 | mastoid process | C3, C4 | extends, rotates, and laterally flex head | |||
obliquus capitis superior | तिर्यक् | lateral mass of atlas | lateral half of inferior nuchal line | suboccipital nerve | ||||
obliquus capitis inferior | तिर्यक् | spinous process of axis | lateral mass of atlas |
TORSO
BACK
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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erector spinae | spines of last four thoracic vertebrae | both spines of most cranial thoracic vertebrae and cervical vertebrae | lateral sacral artery | posterior branch of spinal nerve | extends vertebral column | rectus abdominis | ||
iliocostalis | श्रोणिफलकपर्शु | |||||||
longissimus | द्राधिष्ठिका | transverse process | transverse process | |||||
spinalis | अर्धकंटिका | spinous process | spinous process | |||||
latissimus dorsi | कटिपार्श्वच्छदिका | spinous processes of thoracic T6-T12, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest and inferior 3 or 4 ribs | floor of intertubercular groove of humerus | subscapular artery, dorsal scapular artery | thoracodorsal nerve | pulls forelimb dorsally and caudally | deltoid, trapezius | |
transversospinales | transverse process | spinous process | posterior branches of spinal nerve | |||||
semispinalis thoracis | उरः अर्धकंटिका | transverse processes of sixth to tenth thoracic vertebrae | spinous processes of upper four thoracic vertebrae and lower two cervical vertebrae | |||||
(dorsi) | ||||||||
semispinalis cervicis | ग्रीवा अर्धकंटिका | transverse processes of upper five or six thoracic vertebrae | cervical spinous processes, from axis to fifth | |||||
(colli) | ||||||||
semispinalis capitis | शिरः अर्धकंटिका | transversal process of lower cervical and higher thoracal columna | area between superior and inferior nuchal line | greater occipital nerve | extends head | |||
(complexus) | ||||||||
multifidus | sacrum, erector spinae aponeurosis, PSIS, and iliac crest | spinous process | posterior branch of spinal nerve | stabilizes vertebrae in local movements of vertebral column | ||||
rotatores | transverse process | posterior branch | ||||||
interspinales | कंटिका | spinous process | posterior rami of spinal nerves | extends, flexes, and rotates vertebral column | ||||
intertransversarii | transverse process | transverse process above | laterally flexes trunk | |||||
splenius | पिट्टका | |||||||
capitis | शिरः पिट्टका | nuchal ligament, spinous process of C7-T6 | mastoid process of temporal bone, occipital bone | C3, C4 | extends, rotates, and laterally flexes head | |||
cervicis | ग्रीवा पिट्टका | spinous processes of T3-T6 | transverse processes of C1, C2, C3 | C5, C6 |
CHEST
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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intercostals | अंतरापर्शुकी | ribs 1–11 | ribs 2–12 | intercostal arteries | intercostal nerves | |||
external | बाह्य अंतरापर्शुकी | inhalation | internal | |||||
internal | आभ्यंतर अंतरापर्शुकी | rib – inferior border | rib – superior border | holds ribs steady | external | |||
innermost | अंतरतम अंतरापर्शुकी | elevates ribs | ||||||
subcostales | अधःपर्शुका | inner surface of one rib | inner surface of second or third rib above, near its angle | |||||
transversus thoracis | उरः अनुप्रस्थिका (उरः पर्शुकिका) | costal cartilages of last 3–4 ribs, body of sternum, xiphoid process | ribs/costal cartilages 2–6 | depresses ribs | ||||
levatores costarum | पर्शुका उन्नमनिका | transverse processes of C7 to T12 vertebrae | superior surfaces of ribs immediately inferior to preceding vertebrae | dorsal rami – C8, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11 | assists in elevation of thoracic rib cage | |||
Serratus posterior muscles | पश्च दंतुरिका | |||||||
inferior | vertebrae T11 – L3 | inferior borders of 9th through 12th ribs | intercostal arteries | intercostal nerves | depresses lower ribs, aiding in expiration | |||
superior | nuchal ligament (or ligamentum nuchae) and spinous processes of vertebrae C7 through T3 | upper borders of 2nd through 5th ribs | 2nd through 5th intercostal nerves | elevates ribs, aiding in inspiration | ||||
diaphragm | मध्यच्छद 2- तनुपट | pericardiacophrenic artery, musculophrenic artery, inferior phrenic arteries | phrenic and lower intercostal nerves | breathing |
PELVIS
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
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coccygeus | sacrospinous ligament | coccyx | sacral nerves: S4, S5 or S3-S4 | closes back part of pelvic outlet | |||
Levator ani | गुद उन्नमनिका | ||||||
iliococcygeus | श्रोणिअनुत्रिफिका | ischial spine, posterior part of tendinous arch of pelvic fascia | coccyx and anococcygeal raphe | inferior gluteal artery | levator ani nerve (S4) | supports organs in pelvic cavity | |
inferior rectal nerve from pudendal nerve (S3, S4) | |||||||
pubococcygeus | गुदजघन-अनुत्रिकिका | back surface of pubis, anterior part of obturator fascia | coccyx and sacrum | coccygeal plexus | controls urine flow, contracts during orgasm | ||
puborectalis | गुदजघन-मलाशयिका | lower part of pubic symphysis | - | S3, S4. levator ani nerve | inhibits defecation |
PERINEUM
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sphincter ani | गुद संवरणी पेशी | ||||||
externus | - | - | inferior rectal artery | S4 and twigs from inferior anal nerves of pudendal nerve | keeps anal canal and anus closed, aids in expulsion of feces | ||
internus | - | - | pudendal nerve | ||||
Superficial perineal pouch | उपरिस्थ मूलाधार | ||||||
transversus perinei superficialis | उपरिस्थ मूलाधार अनुप्रस्थिका | anterior surface of ischial tuberosity | central point of perineum | perineal artery | pudendal nerve | ||
bulbospongiosus | शिश्नकंदस्पंजिका | perineal raphe | - | empties urethra (men) | |||
clenches vagina (women) | |||||||
ischiocavernosus | शिश्न प्रहर्षिका | ischial tuberosity | crus of penis (men) | assists bulbospongiosus | |||
crus of clitoris (women) | |||||||
Deep perineal pouch | |||||||
transversus perinei profundus | गभीर मूलाधार | inferior ramus of ischium | its fellow of opposite side | pudendal nerve | |||
sphincter urethrae membranaceae | junction of inferior rami of pubis and ischium about 1.25 – 2 cm, and from neighboring fascia | perineal branch of pudendal nerve (S2, S3, S4) | constricts urethra, maintains urinary continence |
UPPER LIMB
VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
trapezius | समलंबिका | down midline, external occipital protuberance, nuchal ligament, medial part of superior nuchal line, spinous processes of vertebrae C7-T12 | at shoulders, lateral third of clavicle, acromion of scapula, spine of scapula | transverse cervical artery | motor: accessory nerve [CNXI] | retracts and elevates scapula | serratus anterior | |
sensory: cervical nerves C3 and C4 | ||||||||
latissimus dorsi | कटिपार्श्वच्छदिका | spinous processes of thoracic T6-T12, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest and inferior 3 or 4 ribs | floor of intertubercular groove of humerus | subscapular artery, dorsal scapular artery | thoracodorsal nerve | pulls forelimb dorsally and caudally | deltoid, trapezius | |
rhomboids | समचतुर्भुजिका | nuchal ligaments, spinous processes of C7-T5 vertebrae | medial border of scapula | dorsal scapular artery | dorsal scapular nerve (C4 and C5) | retracts scapula and rotates it to depress glenoid cavity, fixes scapula to thoracic wall | serratus anterior | |
rhomboid major | spinous processes of T2 to T5 vertebrae | medial border of scapula, inferior to insertion of rhomboid minor | ||||||
rhomboid minor | लघु अंसापकर्षणी | nuchal ligaments and spinous processes of C7- to T1 vertebrae | medial border of scapula, superior to insertion of rhomboid major | |||||
levator scapulae | अंस उन्नमनिका | posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 – C4 vertebrae | superior part of medial border of scapula | cervical nerve (C3, C4) and dorsal scapular nerve (C5) | elevates scapula, tilts glenoid cavity inferiorly by rotating scapula |
THORACIC WALLS
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pectoralis major | बृहत् वक्षच्छदिका | clavicular head: anterior surface of medial half of clavicle sternocostal head: anterior surface of sternum, superior six costal cartilages | intertubercular groove of humerus | pectoral branch of thoracoacromial artery | lateral pectoral nerve, medial pectoral nerve clavicular head: C5 and C6 sternocostal head: C7, C8 and T1 | adducts and medially rotates humerus, draws scapula anteriorly and inferiorly clavicular head: flexes humerus sternocostal head: extends humerus | ||
pectoralis minor | लघु वक्षच्छदिका | 3rd to 5th ribs, near their costal cartilages | medial border and superior surface of coracoid process of scapula | medial pectoral nerve (C8, T1) | stabilizes scapula by drawing it inferiorly and anteriorly against thoracic wall | |||
subclavius | अधोजत्रुका | first rib | subclavian groove of clavicle | thoracoacromial artery, clavicular branch | subclavian nerve | depresses clavicle | ||
serratus anterior | अग्र दंतुरिका | fleshy slips from outer surface of upper 8 or 9 ribs | costal surface of medial margin of scapula | upper part: lateral thoracic artery | long thoracic nerve (from roots of brachial plexus C5, C6, C7) | protracts and stabilises scapula, assists in upward rotation | rhomboid major, rhomboid minor, trapezius | |
lower part:thoracodorsal artery |
SHOULDER
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
deltoid | त्रिकोणिका , अंसच्छद | clavicle, acromion, spine of scapula | deltoid tuberosity of humerus | primarily posterior circumflex humeral artery | axillary nerve | abducts, flexes, and extends shoulder | latissimus dorsi | |
teres major | बृहत् अंसाभिवर्तिका | posterior surface of inferior angle of scapula | medial lip of intertubercular sulcus of humerus | subscapular artery, circumflex scapular artery | lower subscapular nerve (segmental levels C5 and C6) | internally rotates humerus | ||
Rotator cuff | ||||||||
supraspinatus | अभ्यंसपृष्ठिका | supraspinous fossa of scapula | superior facet of greater tubercle of humerus | suprascapular artery | suprascapular nerve | abducts and stabilises humerus | infraspinatus, teres minor, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi | |
infraspinatus | अधः अंतपृष्ठिका | infraspinous fossa of scapula | middle facet of greater tubercle of humerus | suprascapular artery, circumflex scapular artery | laterally rotates, adducts, and stabilises humerus | subscapularis, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi | ||
teres minor | लघु अंसाभिवर्तिका | lateral border of scapula | inferior facet of greater tubercle of humerus | posterior circumflex humeral artery, circumflex scapular artery | axillary nerve | laterally rotates and adducts humerus | subscapularis, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi | |
subscapularis | अधोअंसफलकिका | subscapular fossa of scapula | lesser tubercle of humerus | subscapular artery | upper subscapular nerve, lower subscapular nerve (C5, C6) | medially rotates humerus, stabilizes shoulder | infraspinatus, teres minor |
ARM
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | Mantrakshar | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
coracobrachialis | तुंडप्रगंडिका | coracoid process of scapula | medial surface of humerus | brachial artery | musculocutaneous nerve | flexes and adducts shoulder | ||
biceps brachii | प्रगंडद्विशिरस्का | short head: coracoid process of scapula | radial tuberosity, bicipital aponeurosis | musculocutaneous nerve (lateral cord: C5, C6, C7) | flexes elbow, supinates forearm | triceps brachii | ||
long head: supraglenoid tubercle | ||||||||
brachialis | प्रगंडिका | anterior surface of humerus (mainly distal half) | coronoid process of ulna, tuberosity of ulna | radial recurrent artery | musculocutaneous nerve | flexes elbow |
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | Mantrakshar | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
triceps brachii | त्रिशिरस्का | long head: infraglenoid tubercle of scapula | olecranon of ulna | deep artery of arm | radial nerve | extends forearm | biceps brachii, brachialis | |
lateral head: posterior humerus (above radial sulcus) | long head: adducts shoulder medial head: does not function at shoulder | |||||||
medial head: posterior humerus - (below radial sulcus) | ||||||||
anconeus | कूर्परपृष्ठिका | lateral epicondyle of humerus | lateral surface of olecranon, superior part of posterior ulna | deep artery of arm, interosseous recurrent artery | radial nerve (C7, C8, and T1) | partly blended with triceps, extendsforearm, stabilises elbow, abducts ulna during pronation |
FOREARM
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
SUPERFICIAL
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pronator teres | गोल अवतानिका | humeral head: medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon) | pronator tuberosity of radius | ulnar artery, radial artery | median nerve | pronates forearm, flexes elbow | supinator | |
ulnar head: coronoid process of ulna | ||||||||
flexor carpi radialis | बहिर्मणिबंध आकुंचनी | medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon) | bases of second metacarpal, base of third metacarpal | radial artery | flexes and abducts wrist | extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus | ||
palmaris longus | दीर्घ करतलिका | palmar aponeurosis | ulnar artery | flexes wrist | extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi ulnaris | |||
flexor carpi ulnaris | अंतर्मणिबंध आकुंचनी | pisiform, hook of hamate, base of fifth metacarpal | muscular branches of ulnar nerve | flexes and adducts wrist | extensor carpi ulnaris | |||
flexor digitorum superficialis | उपरस्थि अंगुलि आकुंचनी | medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon), parts of radius and ulna | bases of middle phalanges 2, 3, 4, and 5 | median nerve | flexes fingers (primarily at proximal interphalangeal joints) | extensor digitorum |
DEEP
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pronator quadratus | चतुरस्र अवतानिका | medial anterior surface of ulna | lateral anterior surface of radius | anterior interosseous artery | anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve) | weakly pronates forearm | supinator | |
flexor digitorum profundus | गभीर अंगुलि आकुंचनी | ulna | distal phalanges | lateral belly: anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve) | flexes wrist, flexes interphalangeal joints | extensor digitorum | ||
medial belly: muscular branches of ulna nerve | ||||||||
flexor pollicis longus | दीर्घ अंगुष्ठ आकुंचनी | middle half of volar surface of radius, interosseus membrane | base of distal phalanx of thumb | anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve) (C8, T1) | flexes thumb | extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis |
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
SUPERFICIAL
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
extensor digitorum | अंगुलि प्रसारिणी | lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor tendon) | 2nd–5th phalanges | posterior interosseous artery | posterior interosseous nerve (C7, C8) | extends hand, extends fingers | flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus | |
extensor digiti minimi | कनिष्ठिका प्रसारिणी | anterior surface of lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor tendon) | extensor expansion, located at base of proximal phalanx on dorsal side | extends little finger at all joints | flexor digiti minimi brevis | extensor digiti minimi | anterior surface of lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor tendon) | |
extensor carpi ulnaris | अंतर्मणिबंध प्रसारिणी | lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor tendon), ulna | 5th metacarpal | ulnar artery | extends and adducts wrist | flexor carpi ulnaris | extensor carpi ulnaris | |
Mobile wad | Mobile wad | Mobile wad | Mobile wad | Mobile wad | Mobile wad | Mobile wad | ||
brachioradialis | प्रगंड बहिःप्रकोष्ठिका | lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus | radial styloid process (distal radius) | radial recurrent artery | radial nerve | flexes forearm, pronates forearm when supine, supinates forearm when prone | ||
extensor carpi radialis longus | दीर्घ बहिर्मणिबंध प्रसारिणी | 2nd metacarpal | radial artery | extends wrist joint, abducts hand at wrist | flexor carpi radialis | extensor carpi radialis longus | 2nd metacarpal | |
extensor carpi radialis brevis | लघु बहिर्मणिबंध प्रसारिणी | anterior surface of lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor tendon) | base of 3rd metacarpal | posterior interosseus nerve | extensor carpi radialis brevis | anterior surface of lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor tendon) | base of 3rd metacarpal |
DEEP
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
supinator | उत्ताननी | lateral epicondyle of humerus, supinator crest of ulna, radial collateral ligament, annular ligament | lateral proximal shaft of radius | radial recurrent artery | posterior interosseus nerve (C7, C8) | supinates forearm | pronator teres, pronator quadratus | |
extensor indicis | तर्जनी प्रसारिणी | ulna | index finger (extensor hood) | extends index finger, wrist | extensor indicis | |||
Anatomical snuff box | Anatomical snuff box | Anatomical snuff box | Anatomical snuff box | Anatomical snuff box | Anatomical snuff box | Anatomical snuff box | ||
abductor pollicis longus | दीर्घ अंगुष्ठापवर्तनी | ulna | first metacarpal | posterior interosseous artery | posterior interosseous nerve (C7, C8) | abducts and extends thumb | adductor pollicis | |
extensor pollicis brevis | लघु अंगुष्ठ प्रसारिणी | radius, interosseous membrane of forearm | proximal phalanx of thumb | extends thumb at metacarpophalangeal joint | flexor pollicis longus, flexor pollicis brevis | extensor pollicis brevis | radius, interosseous membrane of forearm | |
extensor pollicis longus | दीर्घ अंगुष्ठ प्रसारिणी | ulna, interosseous membrane of forearm | distal phalanx of thumb | extends thumb (metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal) | extensor pollicis longus | ulna, interosseous membrane of forearm | distal phalanx of thumb |
HAND
LATERAL VOLAR
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
opponens pollicis | अंगुष्ठ व्यावर्तिका | trapezium, transverse carpal ligament | metacarpal bone of thumb on its radial side | superficial palmar arch | median nerve | opposes thumb | ||
flexor pollicis brevis | लघु अंगुष्ठ आकुंचनी | trapezoid, flexor retinaculum | thumb, proximal phalanx | median nerve, deep branch of ulnar nerve (medial head) | flexes thumb | extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis | ||
abductor pollicis brevis | लघु अंगुष्ठापवर्तनी | flexor retinaculum of hand, scaphoid and trapezium | radial base of proximal phalanx of thumb and thumb extensors | median nerve | abducts thumb | adductor pollicis | ||
adductor pollicis | अंगुष्ठाभिवर्तनी | transverse head: anterior body of third metacarpal | medial side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb and ulnar sesamoid | deep palmar arch | deep branch of ulnar nerve (T1) | adducts thumb at carpometacarpal joint | abductor pollicis longus, abductor pollicis brevis | |
oblique head: bases of second and third metacarpals and adjacent trapezoid and capitate bones |
MEDIAL VOLAR
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
palmaris brevis | लघु करतलिका | flexor retinaculum (medial), palmar aponeurosis | palm | palmar metacarpal artery | superficial branch of ulnar nerve | wrinkle skin of palm | ||
hypothenar | ||||||||
abductor digiti minimi | कनिष्ठपवर्तनी | pisiform | base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit on ulnar or medial side | ulnar artery | deep branch of ulnar nerve | abducts little finger | ||
flexor digiti minimi brevis | लघु कनिष्ठा आकुंचनी | hamate bone | little finger | deep branch of ulnar nerve | flexes little finger | extensor digiti minimi | ||
opponens digiti minimi | लघु कनिष्ठा व्यावर्तिका | hook of hamate, flexor retinaculum | medial border of 5th metacarpal | deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8 and T1) | draws 5th metacarpal anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb |
INTERMEDIATE
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lumbrical | flexor digitorum profundus | extensor expansion | superficial palmar arch, common palmar digital arteries, deep palmar arch, dorsal digital artery | deep branch of ulnar nerve, median nerve | flex metacarpophalangeal joints, extend interphalangeal joints | ||
dorsal interossei | metacarpals | proximal phalanges | dorsal metacarpal artery, palmar metacarpal artery | deep branch of ulnar nerve | abduct fingers | palmar interossei | |
palmar interossei | palmar metacarpal artery | adduct fingers | dorsal interossei |
LOWER LIMB
ILIAC REGION
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iliopsoas | श्रोणिफलक कटिलंबिका | iliac fossa (iliacus), sacrum (iliacus), spine (T12, L1, lumbar vertebra, psoas major, psoas minor)[6] | lesser trochanter of femur (psoas major), shaft below lesser trochanter (iliacus), tendon of psoas major & femur (iliacus)[6] | medial femoral circumflex artery, iliolumbar artery | femoral nerve, lumbar nerves L1, L2 | flexes hip (psoas major/minor, iliacus), spine rotation (psoas major/minor) | gluteus maximus, posterior compartment of thigh | |
psoas major | बृहत् कटिलंबिका | transverse processes, bodies and intervertebral discs of T12-L5 vertebrae | lesser trochanter of femur | iliolumbar artery | lumbar plexus via anterior branches of L1, L2, L3[7] | flexes and rotates laterally thigh | gluteus maximus | |
psoas minor | लघु कटिलंबिका | side of T11+L1 and IV intervertebral disc | Pectineal line and iliopectineal eminence | iliolumbar artery, lumbar arteries | L1 | weakly flexes trunk flexor | ||
iliacus | श्रोणिफलकिका | iliac fossa | lesser trochanter of femur | medial femoral circumflex artery, Iliolumbar artery | femoral nerve (L2, L3[7]) | flexes hip[8] |
GLUTEAL REGION
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tensor fasciae latae | ऊरु प्रावरणी तानिका | iliac crest | iliotibial tract | primarily lateral circumflex femoral artery, superior gluteal artery | superior gluteal nerve (L4, L5) | flexes thigh, medially rotates thigh, stabilises torso | ||
gluteal | नितंबिका | |||||||
gluteus maximus | बृहत् / MAHA नितंबिका | gluteal surface of ilium, lumbar fascia, sacrum, sacrotuberous ligament | gluteal tuberosity of femur, iliotibial tract | superior gluteal artery, inferior gluteal artery | inferior gluteal nerve (L5, S1, S2 nerve roots) | externally rotates and extends hip joint, supports extended knee through iliotibial tract, chief antigravity muscle in sitting | Iliacus, psoas major, psoas minor | |
gluteus medius | मध्य नितंबिका | gluteal surface of ilium, under gluteus maximus | greater trochanter of femur | superior gluteal artery | superior gluteal nerve (L4, L5, S1 nerve roots) | abduction of hip; preventing adduction of hip Medial rotation of thigh | lateral rotator group | |
gluteus minimus | लघु नितंबिका | gluteal surface of ilium, under gluteus medius | ||||||
lateral rotator group | at or below acetabulum of ilium | on or near greater trochanter of femur | inferior gluteal artery, lateral sacral artery, superior gluteal artery | obturator nerve, piriformis nerve, nerve to quadratus femoris | laterally rotates hip | gluteus minimus, gluteus medius | ||
piriformis | तुम्बिका | sacrum | greater trochanter | piriformis nerve (S1 and S2 nerve roots)[9] | laterally rotates (outward) thigh | |||
obturator externus | बाह्य गवाक्षिका | obturator foramen and obturatory membrane | medial surface of greater trochanter of femur | obturator artery | posterior branch of obturator nerve (L3, L4) | adduct thigh, rotate laterally thigh | ||
superior gemellus | ischial spine | nerve to obturator internus (L5, S1, S2) | ||||||
obturator internus | आभ्यंतर गवाक्षिका | ischiopubic ramus, obturator membrane | medial surface of greater trochanter of femur | abducts & rotates laterally thigh, stabilises hip during walking | ||||
inferior gemellus | ischial tuberosity | obturator internus tendon | nerve to quadratus femoris (L4, L5, S1) | laterally rotates thigh | ||||
quadratus femoris | ऊरु चतुरस्रिका | intertrochanteric crest | inferior gluteal artery |
THIGH
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
articularis genus | femur | suprapatellar bursa | femoral artery | femoral nerve | pulls suprapatellar bursa during extension of knee | |||
sartorius | दीर्घतमा | superior to anterior superior iliac spine | medial side of upper tibia in pes anserinus | flexes, laterally rotates, and abducts thigh, flexes and medially rotates leg | ||||
quadriceps femoris | ऊरु चतुःशिरस्का | combined rectus femoris and vastus muscles | patella and tibial tuberosity via patellar tendon | extends knee, flexes hip (rectus femoris only) | hamstring | |||
rectus femoris | समऔर्विका | anterior inferior iliac spine and exterior surface of bony ridge which forms iliac portion of acetabulum | knee extension; hip flexion | |||||
vastus lateralis | पार्श्व बृहदिका | greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line, and linea aspera of femur | extends knee | |||||
vastus intermedius | मध्य बृहदिका | anterior surface of femur | ||||||
vastus medialis | अभिमध्य बृहदिका | anteromedial surface of femur |
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hamstring | quadriceps femoris | |||||||
biceps femoris | ऊरु द्विशिरस्का | long head: ischial tuberosity | head of fibula[10] articulating with back of lateral tibial condyle | inferior gluteal artery, perforating arteries, popliteal artery | long head: medial (tibial) part of sciatic nerve | flexes knee joint, laterally rotates leg at knee (when knee is flexed), extends hip joint (long head only)[10] | ||
short head: linea aspera of femur[10] | short head: lateral (common fibular) part of sciatic nerve[10] | |||||||
semitendinosus | कंडराकल्पिका | ischial tuberosity[10] | pes anserinus | inferior gluteal artery, perforating arteries | sciatic nerve[10] (tibial, L5, S1, S2) | flexes knee, extends hip, medially rotates leg at knee[10] | ||
semimembranosus | कलाकल्पिका | medial surface of tibia[10] | profunda femoris, gluteal artery | sciatic nerve[ |
MEDIAL COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
adductor muscles of the hip | pubis | femur, tibia | obturator artery | obturator nerve | adducts hip | gluteus medius, gluteus minimus | ||
gracilis | तनुपेशी | inferior pubic ramus[11] | tibia (pes anserinus) | anterior branch of obturator nerve[11] | adducts hip, flexes hip, medially rotates knee[11] | |||
pectineus | कंकताभिका | superior pubic ramus[11] | lesser trochanter, linea aspera | femoral nerve and obturator nerve (medial compartment)[11] | flexes and adducts hip[11] | |||
adductor brevis | लघु अभिवर्तनी | anterior surface of inferior pubic ramus[11] | lesser trochanter and linea aspera of femur | anterior branch of obturator nerve[11] | adducts hip[11] | |||
adductor longus | दीर्घाभिवर्तनी | pubic body just below pubic crest | middle third of linea aspera | adducts and medially rotates hip[11] | ||||
adductor magnus | बृहत् अभिवर्तनी | femur, adductor tubercle of femur | posterior branch of obturator nerve (adductor) and tibial part of sciatic nerve (vertical head)[11][12] | adducts hip[11] |
LEG
ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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tibialis anterior | body of tibia | medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of foot | anterior tibial artery | deep fibular nerve | dorsiflexes and inverts foot | fibularis longus, gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, tibialis posterior | ||
extensor hallucis longus | दीर्घ पादांगुष्ठ प्रसारिणी | middle portion of anterior surface of fibula, anterior surface of interosseous membrane | dorsal side of base of distal phalanx of hallux | extends big toe, assists in dorsiflexion of foot at ankle, weakly inverts foot | flexor hallucis longus, flexor hallucis brevis | |||
extensor digitorum longus | दीर्घ पादांगुलि प्रसारिणी | lateral condyle of tibia, superior ¾ of interosseous membrane | middle and distal phalanges of lateral four digits | extension of toes and ankle | flexor digitorum longus, flexor digitorum brevis | |||
fibularis tertius | तृतीय पादविवर्तिका | distal anterior surface of fibula | dorsal surface of fifth metatarsal | dorsi flexes and everts foot |
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
SUPERFICIAL | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | ||||||
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Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | ||
triceps surae | त्रिशिरस्का | achilles tendon, calcaneus | posterior tibial artery | tibial nerve | plantarflexes ankle | |||
gastrocnemius | उपरस्थिपिंडिका , परापिंडिका | medial condyle and lateral condyle of femur | calcaneus | sural arteries | tibial nerve from sciatic nerve, specifically, nerve roots S1, S2 | plantarflexes ankle, flexes knee (minor) | tibialis anterior | |
soleus | पिंडिका | fibula, medial border of tibia (soleal line) | tendo calcaneus | tibial nerve, specifically, nerve roots L5–S2 | plantarflexes ankle | |||
plantaris | अनुपिंडिका | lateral supracondylar ridge of femur above lateral head of gastrocnemius | calcaneal tendon (medial side, deep to gastrocnemius tendon) | tibial nerve | plantarflexes ankle, flexes knee | |||
DEEP | ||||||||
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist | ||
popliteus | जानुपृष्ठिका | middle facet of lateral surface of lateral femoral condyle | posterior tibia under tibial condyles | popliteal artery | tibial nerve | medially rotates and flexes knee | ||
tarsal tunnel | ||||||||
flexor hallucis longus | दीर्घ पादांगुष्ठ आकुंचनी | posterior surface of upper 1/3 of fibula | base of distal phalanx of hallux | fibular artery (peroneal branch of posterior tibial artery | tibial nerve, S1, S2 nerve roots | flexes all joints of big toe, plantarflexes ankle | extensor hallucis longus | |
flexor digitorum longus | दीर्घ पादांगुलि आकुंचनी | medial tibia | distal phalanges of lateral four digits | posterior tibial artery | tibial nerve | flexes toes | extensor digitorum longus, extensor digitorum brevis | |
tibialis posterior | tibia, fibula | navicular, medial cuneiform | inverts foot, plantarflexes foot at ankle | tibialis anterior |
LATERAL COMPARTMENT
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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fibularis longus | दीर्घ पादविवर्तिका | fibula | first metatarsal, medial cuneiform | fibular artery | superficial fibular nerve | plantarflexes and everts ankle | tibialis anterior | |
fibularis brevis | लघु पादविवर्तिका | fibula | fifth metatarsal | fibular artery | superficial fibular nerve | plantarflexes and everts ankle | tibialis posterior |
FOOT
DORSAL
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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extensor digitorum brevis | लघु पादांगुलि प्रसारिणी | calcaneus | toes | deep fibular nerve | extends digits 2, 3, and 4 | flexor digitorum longus, flexor digitorum brevis | ||
extensor hallucis brevis | लघु पादांगुष्ठ प्रसारिणी | base of proximal phalanx of big toe | deep fibular nerve | extends big toe | flexor hallucis brevis | |||
dorsal interossei of foot | metatarsals | proximal phalanges | lateral plantar nerve(fourth interosseous space: superficial branch others: deep branch), first and second interossei: lateral branch of deep fibular nerve | abducts toes | plantar interossei |
PLANTAR
FIRST LAYER
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
abductor hallucis | पादांगुष्ठापवर्तनी | medial process of calcaneus, flexor retinaculum, plantar aponeurosis | medial side of base of proximal phalanx of first digit | medial plantar nerve | abducts hallux | adductor hallucis | ||
flexor digitorum brevis | लघु पादांगुलि आकुंचनी | medial process of calcaneus, plantar aponeurosis, intermuscular septa | middle phalanges of digits 2–5 | flexes lateral four toes | extensor digitorum longus, extensor digitorum brevis | |||
abductor digiti minimi | कनिष्ठपवर्तनी | plantar aponeurosis | phalanges of fifth toe | lateral plantar artery | lateral plantar nerve (S1, S2) | flexes and abducts fifth toe | flexor digiti minimi brevis |
SECOND LAYER
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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quadratus plantae | calcaneus | tendons of flexor digitorum longus | lateral plantar nerve (S1, S2) | flexes distal interphalangeal joints (assists flexor digitorum longus) | |||
lumbricals | tendons of flexor digitorum longus | medial surface of extensor expansion of proximal phalanges of lateral four toes | lateral plantar artery, plantar arch, four plantar metatarsal arteries | lateral plantar nerve (lateral three lumbricals) and medial plantar nerve (first lumbrical) | maintain extension of digits at interphalangeal joints |
THIRD LAYER
Muscle | MANTRAKSHAR | HINDI | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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flexor hallucis brevis | लघु पादांगुष्ठ आकुंचनी | plantar surface of cuneiforms, plantar calcaneocuboid ligament, long plantar ligament | medial head: medial sesamoid bone of metatarsophalangeal joint, proximal phalanx of great toe | medial plantar nerve | flexes big toe | extensor hallucis longus | ||
lateral head: lateral sesamoid bone of metatarsophalangeal joint, proximal phalanx of great toe | ||||||||
adductor hallucis | पादांगुष्ठाभिवर्तनी | oblique head: proximal ends of middle 3 metatarsals | lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of big toe, sesamoid | lateral plantar nerve | adducts big toe | abductor hallucis | ||
transverse head: metatarsophalangeal joints, ligaments of lateral 3 toes | ||||||||
flexor digiti minimi brevis | लघु कनिष्ठा आकुंचनी | fifth metatarsal bone | phalanx of fifth toe | lateral plantar nerve (superficial branch) | extends and adducts fifth toe | abductor digiti minimi |
FOURTH LAYER
Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Artery | Nerve | Action | Antagonist |
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plantar interossei | tendons of plantar Interossei | proximal phalanges III-V - muscles cross the metatarsophalangeal joint of toes III-V so the insertions correspond with the origin and there is no crossing between toes | plantar arch, dorsal metatarsal artery | lateral plantar nerve | adducts toes 3 - 5, strengthens transverse arch | dorsal interossei |
dorsal interossei | metatarsals | proximal phalanges | lateral plantar nerve | abducts toes | plantar interossei |
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