1. 9th Grade Health
Muscles in the body
By Josh Schmalzried

2. muscles in the body
How many muscles are in the body?
Approx. 640
Muscles are classified in three different ways: Cardiac, Skeletal, and Smooth
The main function of muscles is to produce force and cause motion.
3. Face
Frontalis- Primary Function is to lift the eyebrows
Temporalis- Raises the jaw
Orbicularis- Muscle of the lips
Buccinator- Pulls back the angle of the mouth and flattens the cheek area.
4. Shoulder (scapula) & Arms (Humerus)
Deltoid- Rotates arm at shoulder
Pectoralis Major- Flexes arms at shoulder
Coracobrachialis- Adducts arm at shoulder
Biceps- Flex arm at shoulder
Brachialis- Flexes elbow joint
5. Thigh to Leg
Sartorius- Largest muscle in body
VastusIntermedius- Extends Knee
VastusLateralis- Extends and stabilizes the knee
VastusMedialis- Extends Knee
Tibialis Anterior- Inverts the foot
Soleus- Increases the angle of the foot and leg
6. Foot
Superior Extensor- Attached to the lower end of the fibula and medially tibia
Extension DigitorumBrevis- Extends digits 2,3,4
Extension HallucisBrevis- Extension of Hallux
Adductor Hallucis- adduct the big toe
7. The End
This slide show is just a taste of how many muscles there are in the human body. These are just a few of the more popular muscles.
8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccinator_muscle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_leg_muscles#Muscles_of_the_human_lower_limb
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=orbicularis+muscles&ns0=1&redirs=0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontalis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporalis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltoid_muscle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectoralis_major_muscle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coracobrachialis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biceps_brachii_muscle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachialis_muscle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_extensor_retinaculum_of_foot