BSC 2085
GROSS MUSCULAR SYSTEM OBJECTIVES

Be able to apply the following terms.

muscle attachment site	masseter	latissimus dorsi	sartorius
origin	temporalis	pectoralis major	gracilis
insertion	digastric	deltoid	adductor magnus
	sternocleidomastoid	biceps brachi	adductor longus
prime movers (agonists)	splenius	triceps brachi	iliopsoas
antagonists		brachialis	vastus lateralis
synergists	serratus anterior	hand extensors	vastus medialis
fixators	pectoralis minor	hand flexors	rectus femoris
	rectus abdominus		gluteus maximus
orbicularis oculi	external oblique		gluteus medius
orbicularis oris	internal oblique		tensor fascia latae
zygomaticus			semitendonosus
	levator scapularis		semimembranosus
	erector spinae		biceps femoris
	trapezius		gastrocnemius
	rhomboideus		tibialis anterior

• Explain the function of prime movers, antagonists, synergists, and fixators, and describe how each promotes normal muscular function. Be able to predict their location relative to other mucles of similar and opposite actions.
• List and define the criteria used in naming muscles. Provide an example to illustrate the use of each criterion.
• Name and identify (on an appropriate diagram or torso model) each of the above listed muscles (also described in laboratory). Describe the action of each.

Human Anatomy and Physiology Courses 
at St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus

10/2003