List of muscles of the human body

This is a list of muscles of the human anatomy. There are over 600 skeletal muscles within the typical human.

I've added (sorted) next to the muscles categorised down the bottom. This can of course be removed when complete.

• abductor hallucis muscle
• abductor pollicis brevis muscle
• abductor pollicis longus muscle
• adductor brevis muscle
• adductor hallucis muscle
• adductor longus muscle
• adductor magnus muscle
• adductor pollicis muscle
• anconeus muscle
• biceps brachii muscle (sorted)
• biceps femoris muscle
• brachialis muscle
• brachioradialis muscle
• buccinator muscle
• coracobrachialis muscle
• corrugator supercilii muscle
• cremaster muscle
• deltoid muscle
• depressor anguli oris muscle
• depressor labii inferioris muscle
• digastric muscle
• extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
• extensor carpi radialis longus muscle
• extensor carpi ulnaris muscle
• extensor digiti minimi muscle
• extensor digitorum muscle
• extensor digitorum longus muscle
• extensor hallucis longus muscle
• extensor indicis muscle
• extensor pollicis brevis muscle
• extensor pollicis longus muscle
• flexor carpi radialis muscle
• flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
• flexor digitorum brevis muscle (sorted)
• flexor digitorum longus muscle (sorted)
• flexor digitorum profundus muscle
• flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
• flexor hallucis brevis muscle
• flexor hallucis longus muscle
• flexor pollicis brevis muscle
• flexor pollicis longus muscle
• frontalis muscle
• gastrocnemius muscle
• geniohyoid muscle
• gluteus maximus muscle
• gluteus medius muscle
• gluteus minimus muscle
• gracilis muscle
• inferior gemellus muscle
• inferior oblique muscle
• inferior rectus muscle
• infraspinatus muscle
• lateral pterygoid muscle
• lateral rectus muscle
• latissimus dorsi muscle
• levator anguli oris muscle
• levator labii superioris muscle
• levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
• levator palpebrae superioris muscle
• levator scapulae muscle
• longus capitis muscle
• longus colli muscle
• lumbrical muscles
• masseter muscle
• medial pterygoid muscle
• medial rectus muscle
• mylohyoid muscle
• obliquus capitis inferior muscle
• obliquus capitis superior muscle
• obturator externus muscle
• obturator internus muscle
• omohyoid muscle
• opponens digiti minimi muscle
• opponens pollicis muscle
• orbicularis oculi muscle
• orbicularis oris muscle
• palmaris brevis muscle
• palmaris longus muscle
• pectineus muscle
• pectoralis major muscle
• pectoralis minor muscle
• peroneus brevis muscle
• peroneus longus muscle
• peroneus tertius muscle
• piriformis muscle
• plantaris muscle
• platysma muscle
• popliteus muscle
• pronator quadratus muscle
• pronator teres muscle
• psoas major muscle
• quadratus femoris muscle
• quadratus plantae muscle
• rectus femoris muscle
• rhomboid major muscle
• rhomboid minor muscle
• risorius muscle
• sartorius muscle
• scalenus minimus muscle
• semimembranosus muscle
• semitendinosus muscle
• serratus anterior muscle
• soleus muscle
• splenius capitis muscle
• splenius cervicis muscle
• sternocleidomastoid muscle
• sternohyoid muscle
• sternothyroid muscle
• stylohyoid muscle
• subclavius muscle
• subscapularis muscle
• superior gemellus muscle
• superior oblique muscle
• superior rectus muscle
• supinator muscle
• supraspinatus muscle
• temporalis muscle
• tensor fascia lata muscle
• teres major muscle
• teres minor muscle
• thyrohyoid muscle
• tibialis anterior muscle
• tibialis posterior muscle
• trapezius muscle
• triceps brachii muscle
• vastus intermedius muscle
• vastus lateralis muscle
• vastus medialis muscle
• zygomaticus major muscle
• zygomaticus minor muscle

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Please feel free to use this category scheme (from an old version of Gray's Anatomy now in the public domain) to arrange the muscle headings by the parts of the body.

• The muscles of the head.
  • The muscles of the scalp
  • The muscles of the eyelid
  • The muscles of the nose
  • The muscles of the mouth
  • The muscles of mastication
• The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
  • The superficial cervical muscle
  • The lateral cervical muscles
  • The supra- and infrahyoid muscles
  • The anterior vertebral muscles
  • The lateral vertebral muscles
• The muscles of the trunk
  • The deep muscles of the back
  • The suboccipital muscles
  • The muscles of the thorax
  • The muscles of the abdomen
  • The muscles of the pelvis
  • The muscles of the perineum
• The muscles of the upper limb
  • The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column
  • The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the anterior and lateral thoracic walls
  • The muscles of the shoulder
  • The muscles of the arm
    • biceps brachii muscle
  • The muscles of the forearm
    • flexor digitorum brevis muscle
    • flexor digitorum longus muscle
  • The muscles of the hand
• The muscles of the lower limb.
  • The muscles of the iliac region
  • The muscles of the thigh
  • The muscles of the leg
  • The muscles of the foot

Specialised groupings

• Muscles of facial expression
  • Auricularis anterior muscle
  • Buccinator muscle
  • Corrugator supercilii muscle
  • Depressor anguli oris muscle
  • Depressor labii inferioris muscle
  • Depressor septi nasi muscle
  • Frontalis muscle
  • Levator anguli oris muscle
  • Levator labii supeioris muscle
  • Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
  • Mentalis muscle
  • Nasalis muscle
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle
  • Orbicularis oris muscle
  • Platysma muscle
  • Procerus muscle
  • Risorius muscle
  • Zygomaticus major muscle
  • Zygomaticus minor muscle

Sources:

• http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/muscles/muscles.html
• http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/
• http://www.rad.washington.edu/atlas2/