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Muscle Origins, Insertions, & Actions • Where are you from=Origin • Where do you work=Insertion • What do you do for a living=Action

Rectus abdominus

• Where are you from? (origin) – Crest of pubis • Where do you work? (insertion) – Ribs 5 -7, xiphoid process • What do you do for a living? (action) – Flex lumbar spine • What do you like to do for fun? – Get killer abs for the beach!!

Serratus anterior

• Where are you from? (origin) – Superior ribs • Where do you work? (insertion) – Scapula • What do you do for a living? (action) – Protract the scapula, upper rotation of scapula • What do you like to do for fun? – Boxing and Tae-bo videos (push and punch)

Gracilis

• Where are you from? – Pubic bone (inferior pubis) • Where do you work? – Upper tibia • What do you do for a living? – Adduct the thighs • What do you like to do for fun? – The Thigh Master Machine

Masseter

• Where are you from? – Zygomatic Process • Where do you work? – Mandible • What do you do for a living? – Closes the jaw • What do you like to do for fun? – Chew food and gum

Orbicularis oris

• Where are you from? – Maxilla • Where do you work? – The lips • What do you do for a living? – Close and pucker lips • What do you like to do for fun? – Kissing ☺

Sternocleidomastoid

• Where are you from? – Sternum and clavicle • Where do you work? – Mastoid process, temporal bone • What do you do for a living? – Flex the head, cervical rotation • What do you like to do for fun? – Tilt my head from side to side and shaking my head “no!!”

Deltoid

• Where are you from? – Clavicle, spine of scapula • Where do you work? – Humerus • What do you do for a living? – Raise arms • What do you like to do for fun? – Lift my hands in the air to par-tay!!!

Tibialis anterior

• Where are you from? – Upper tibia • Where do you work? – Metatarsals • What do you do for a living? – Dorsiflexion of foot • What do you like to do for fun? – Count how many times I can flex my foot without hurting

Pectoralis major

• Where are you from? – Clavicle, sternum, and ribs • Where do you work? – Humerus • What do you do for a living? – Adduct arms and push objects • What do you like to do for fun? – Squeezing hugs from my lover

Biceps femoris

• Where are you from? – Lower pelvis, femur • Where do you work? – Tibia and fibula • What do you do for a living? – Flex leg and bend the knee • What do you like to do for fun? – Running and butt kicks

Latissimus dorsi

• Where are you from? – Upper pelvis, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae • Where do you work? – Humerus • What do you do for a living? – Adducts, extends, and rotates humerus • What do you like to do for fun? – Pulling objects closer to me (brings arms down)

Gastrocnemius

• Where are you from? – Femur • Where do you work? – Calcaneous • What do you do for a living? – Plantar flexion • What do you like to do for fun? – Calf raises

Rectus abdominis

• Where are you from? – Pubis symphysis • Where do you work? – Xiphoid process and ribs • What do you do for a living? – Flexes and rotates trunk • What do you like to do for fun? – Crunches

Muscle Origins, Insertions, & Actions • Where are you from=Origin • Where do you work=Insertion • What do you do for a living=Action