|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Occipitalis muscle|occipitalis]]
| head, [[occipitofrontalis muscle|occipitofrontalis]], back of skull (left/right)
| [[superior nuchal line]] of [[occipital bone]], [[Mastoid part of the temporal bone|mastoid part]] of [[temporal bone]]
| [[epicranial aponeurosis]]
| [[occipital artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[posterior auricular nerve]]
| retracts [[scalp]]
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Frontalis muscle|frontalis]]
| head, [[occipitofrontalis muscle|occipitofrontalis]], forehead (left/right)
| skin of eyebrow and [[glabella]]
| [[epicranial aponeurosis]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Temporal branches of the facial nerve|temporal branch]]
| wrinkles [[eyebrow]]
| procerus, corrugator supercilii, and orbicularis oculi muscles<ref>{{Citation |last1=Pessino |first1=Kenneth |title=Anatomy, Head and Neck; Frontalis Muscle |date=2023 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557752/ |work=StatPearls |access-date=2023-07-02 |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=32491684 |last2=Patel |first2=Jay |last3=Patel |first3=Bhupendra C.}}</ref>
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Orbicularis oculi muscle|orbicularis oculi]], orbital part
| head, forehead/eyelid (left/right)
| [[frontal bone]]
| [[lateral palpebral raphe]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]], [[zygomatico-orbital artery]], [[angular artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[zygomatic branch]]
| closes [[eyelids]] (voluntary, winking/squeezing)
| [[levator palpebrae superioris muscle|levator palpebrae superioris]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Orbicularis oculi muscle|orbicularis oculi]], palpebral part
| head, forehead/eyelid (left/right)
| [[medial palpebral ligament]]
| [[lateral palpebral raphe]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]], [[zygomatico-orbital artery]], [[angular artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[zygomatic branch]]
| closes [[eyelids]] (involuntary, blinking/sleeping)
| [[levator palpebrae superioris muscle|levator palpebrae superioris]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Orbicularis oculi muscle|orbicularis oculi]], deep palpebral <small>(lacrimal)</small> part
| head, forehead/eyelid (left/right)
| [[Lacrimal bone|posterior crest]] of [[lacrimal bone]]
| Edges of eyelids
| [[ophthalmic artery]], [[zygomatico-orbital artery]], [[angular artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[zygomatic branch]]
| facilitates tear ducts
| ?
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Corrugator supercilii muscle|corrugator supercilii]]
| head, eye (left/right)
| [[Nasal part of frontal bone|nasal part]] of [[frontal bone]]
| intermediate third of skin of [[eyebrow]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[zygomatic branch]]
| moves skin of [[forehead]] medially and inferiorly (towards root of [[Human nose|nose]])
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Depressor supercilii muscle|depressor supercilii]]
| head, eye (left/right)
| [[Nasal part of frontal bone|nasal part]] of [[frontal bone]], medial rim of [[orbit]]
| medial third of skin of [[eyebrow]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[zygomatic branch]]
| moves skin of [[eyebrow]]s inferiorly
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Levator palpebrae superioris muscle|levator palpebrae superioris]]
| head, extraocular (left/right)
| [[sphenoid bone]]
| [[tarsal plate]], upper [[eyelid]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[oculomotor nerve]] [CNIII]
| [[retracts]] and [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] [[eyelid]]
| [[orbicularis oculi muscle|orbicularis oculi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior tarsal muscle|superior tarsal]]
| head, extraocular (left/right)
| underside of [[levator palpebrae superioris]]
| [[superior tarsal plate]] of [[eyelid]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[sympathetic nervous system]]
| raises [[upper eyelid]]
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Superior rectus muscle|rectus, superior]]
| head, eye, orbit (left/right)
| [[annulus of Zinn]] at orbital apex
| 7.5&nbsp;mm superior to [[corneal limbus]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[oculomotor nerve]] [CNIII], [[Superior branch of oculomotor nerve|superior branch]]
| [[adduction|adduct]]s, [[elevates]], and [[Anatomical terms of motion|medially rotates]] [[Human eye|eye]]
| Oblique Superior and inferior
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Inferior rectus muscle|rectus, inferior]]
| head, eye, orbit (left/right)
| [[annulus of Zinn]] at orbital apex
| 6.5&nbsp;mm inferior to [[corneal limbus]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[oculomotor nerve]] [CNIII], [[Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve|inferior branch]]
| [[adduction|adducts]] and [[depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[Human eye|eye]]
| Oblique Superior and inferior
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Medial rectus muscle|rectus, medial]]
| head, eye, orbit (left/right)
| [[annulus of Zinn]] at orbital apex
| 5.5&nbsp;mm medial to [[corneal limbus]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[oculomotor nerve]] [CNIII], [[Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve|inferior branch]]
| [[adduction|adduct]]s [[Human eye|eye]]
| Oblique Superior and inferior
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Lateral rectus muscle|rectus, lateral]]
| head, eye, orbit (left/right)
| [[annulus of Zinn]] at orbital apex
| 7&nbsp;mm temporal to [[corneal limbus]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[abducens nerve]] [CNVI]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[Human eye|eye]]
| Oblique Superior and inferior
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Superior oblique muscle|oblique, superior]]
| head, extraocular (left/right)
| [[annulus of Zinn]] at orbital apex, medial to [[optic canal]]
| outer posterior quadrant of [[Human eyeball|eyeball]]
| [[ophthalmic artery]], lateral muscular branch
| [[trochlear nerve]] [CNIV]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]], [[intorsion|intorts]], and [[Depression (kinesiology)|depress]] [[Human eye|eye]]
| right medial, superior, and inferior recti (superior and inferior oblique muscles are the synergists)
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Inferior oblique muscle|oblique, inferior]]
| head, extraocular (left/right)
| orbital surface of [[maxilla]], lateral to [[lacrimal groove]]
| laterally onto [[Human eyeball|eyeball]], deep to [[lateral rectus]], by a short flat tendon
| [[ophthalmic artery]]
| [[oculomotor nerve]] [CNIII]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]], [[extorsion|extorts]], and [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] [[Human eye|eye]]
| right medial, superior, and inferior recti (superior and inferior oblique muscles are the synergists)
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[temporoparietalis muscle|temporoparietalis]]
| head, ear, outer ear (left/right)
| [[auriculares muscles]]
| [[epicranial aponeurosis]]
| 
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| fixes galeal aponeurosis
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[anterior auricular muscle|auricularis anterior]]
| head, ear, auricular, extrinsic (left/right)
| [[temporal fascia]]
| front of [[helix (ear)|helix]] of [[ear]]
| [[posterior auricular artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| pulls [[Auricle (anatomy)|auricle]] forwards
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior auricular muscle|auricularis superior]]
| head, ear, auricular, extrinsic (left/right)
| [[epicranial aponeurosis]]
| [[Anatomical terms of location|dorsocranial]] surface of [[Auricle (anatomy)|auricle]]
| [[posterior auricular artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| pulls [[Auricle (anatomy)|auricle]] upwards
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[posterior auricular muscle|auricularis posterior]]
| head, ear, auricular, extrinsic (left/right)
| [[Mastoid part of the temporal bone|mastoid process]] of [[temporal bone]], [[tendon]] of [[Sternocleidomastoid muscle|sternocleidomastoid]]
| dorsal part of [[Auricle (anatomy)|auricle]]
| [[posterior auricular artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| pulls [[Auricle (anatomy)|auricle]] backwards
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[helicis major]]
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| [[Spina helicis]]
| Anterior border of the [[helix (ear)|helix]]
| [[Auricular branch of posterior auricular artery|Auricular branches]] of [[Posterior auricular artery|posterior auricular]] and [[Auricular branch of occipital artery|auricular branch]] of [[Occipital artery|occipital arteries]]
| [[Facial nerve]]
| depresses the anterior margin of the ear cartilage
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[helicis minor]]
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| Base of the [[helical crus]]
| Anterior aspect of the helical crus
| [[Auricular branch of posterior auricular artery|Auricular branches]] of [[Posterior auricular artery|posterior auricular]] and [[Auricular branch of occipital artery|auricular branch]] of [[Occipital artery|occipital arteries]]
| [[Facial nerve]], [[Posterior auricular nerve]] branch
| Adjusts the shape of the anterior margin of the ear cartilage
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[tragicus]]
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| Base of the [[tragus (ear)|tragus]]
| Apex of the [[tragus (ear)|tragus]]
| [[Auricular branch of posterior auricular artery|Auricular branches]] of [[Posterior auricular artery|posterior auricular]] and [[Auricular branch of occipital artery|auricular branch]] of [[Occipital artery|occipital arteries]]
| [[Facial nerve]]
| Increase the opening of the [[external acoustic meatus]]
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[antitragicus]]
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| Outer part of the [[antitragus]]
| [[Cauda helicis]] and [[antihelix]]
| [[Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery|Auricular branch]] of [[superficial temporal artery|superficial temporal]] and [[Auricular branch of posterior auricular artery|auricular branches]] of [[posterior auricular artery]]
| [[Facial nerve]]
| Modifies the auricular shape
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Transverse muscle of auricle|auricle, transverse]]
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| Cranial surface of the [[eminentia conchae]]
| Cranial surface of the [[eminentia scaphae]]
| [[Auricular branch of posterior auricular artery|Auricular branches]] of [[Posterior auricular artery|posterior auricular]] and [[Auricular branch of occipital artery|auricular branch]] of [[Occipital artery|occipital arteries]]
| [[Facial nerve]]
| Flattens the cranial profile [[Pinna (anatomy)|outer ear]]
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[oblique muscle of auricle|auricle, oblique]]
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| ?
| ?
| ?
| [[Facial nerve]], [[posterior auricular nerve]]
| ?
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | Muscle of terminal notch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muscle of terminal notch - e-Anatomy - IMAIOS |url=https://www.imaios.com/en/e-anatomy/anatomical-structure/muscle-of-terminal-notch-1541081620 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.imaios.com |language=en}}</ref>
| head, ear, auricular, intrinsic (left/right)
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Stapedius muscle|stapedius]]
| head, ear, inner ear (left/right)
| tip of pyramid of [[middle ear]]
| neck of [[stapes]]
| [[Stapedial branch of posterior auricular artery|stapedial branch]] of [[posterior auricular artery]]
| [[nerve to the stapedius]] from [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| reduces movement of [[stapes]], controls amplitude of [[sound|sound waves]] to [[inner ear]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Tensor tympani muscle|tensor tympani]]
| head, ear, inner ear (left/right)
| [[Eustachian tube]]
| handle of [[malleus]]
| [[superior tympanic artery]]
| [[medial pterygoid nerve]] from [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>]
| tenses [[tympanic membrane]], controls amplitude of [[sound|sound waves]] to [[inner ear]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[procerus muscle|procerus]]
| head, nose (left/right)
| [[fascia]] over lower part of [[nasal bone]]
| skin of lower part of [[forehead]] between [[eyebrow]]s
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| draws down medial angle of [[eyebrow]] (giving expressions of [[frowning]])
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Depressor septi nasi muscle|depressor septi nasi]]
| head, nose (left/right)
| [[incisive fossa]] of [[maxilla]]
| [[nasal septum]] and back part of alar part of [[nasalis muscle|nasalis]]
| [[superior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[nasal septum]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle|levator nasolabialis]] <small>(levator labii superioris alaeque nasi)</small>
| head, nose (left/right)
| frontal process of [[maxilla]]
| [[nostril]] and upper [[lip]]
| [[superior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| [[wikt:dilates|dilates]] [[nostril]], [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] [[upper lip]], [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] [[wing of the nose|wing of nose]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[compressor naris|nasalis, transverse part]]
| head, nose, nasalis, transverse part (left/right)
| alveolar yoke of [[canine tooth]]
| [[lateral nasal cartilage]]
| [[superior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| compresses [[nostril]]s
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[dilator naris muscle|nasalis, alar part]]
| head, nose, nasalis, alar part (left/right)
| alveolar yoke of lateral incisor tooth, [[greater alar cartilage|greater]] and [[lesser alar cartilages]]
| skin near margin of [[nostril]]
| [[superior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| dilates [[nostril]]s
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[levator anguli oris]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[maxilla]]
| [[Modiolus (face)|modiolus of mouth]]
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] angle of [[Human mouth|mouth]] ([[smile]])
| [[Depressor anguli oris muscle|depressor anguli oris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Depressor anguli oris muscle|depressor anguli oris]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[Tubercle (anatomy)|tubercle]] of [[human mandible|mandible]]
| [[Modiolus (face)|modiolus of mouth]]
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[mandibular branch]]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] angle of [[Human mouth|mouth]] (frown)
| [[levator anguli oris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Transverse muscle of the chin|transversus menti]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| continuation of depressor anguli oris muscles
| other side of depressor anguli oris muscles
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[mandibular branch]] or buccal branch
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] angle of [[Human mouth|mouth]] (frown)
| [[levator anguli oris]]
| 0.6<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Weaver |first1=C |title=Frequency of occurrence of the transversus menti muscle. |journal=Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |date=February 1978 |volume=61 |issue=2 |pages=231–3 |doi=10.1097/00006534-197802000-00013 |pmid=622414|s2cid=27905510 }}</ref>
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[levator labii superioris]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[medial infra-orbital margin|medial part of infra-orbital margin]] of [[maxilla]]
| skin and muscle of [[upper lip]] ([[labii superioris]])
| [[superior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] [[upper lip]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Depressor labii inferioris muscle|depressor labii inferioris]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| oblique line of [[human mandible|mandible]], between [[symphysis]] and [[mental foramen]]
| integument of [[lower lip]], [[Orbicularis oris muscle|orbicularis oris]] fibers, its fellow of opposite side
| [[inferior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve|marginal mandibular branch]]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[lower lip]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[mentalis]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| alveolar yoke of lower, lateral incisor tooth, found on [[anatomical terms of location|anterior]] [[human mandible|mandible]]
| skin of [[chin]]
| [[inferior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve|marginal mandibular branch]]
| elevates and wrinkles skin of [[chin]], protrudes [[Lip|lower lip]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Buccinator muscle|bucinator]] <small>(buccinator)</small>
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[alveolar process of maxilla|alveolar processes]] of [[maxillary bone|maxilla]] and [[human mandible|mandible]], [[pterygomandibular raphe]]
| fibres of [[orbicularis oris]]
| [[buccal artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| compress cheeks against [[Human tooth|teeth]] (blowing), [[mastication]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Orbicularis oris muscle|orbicularis oris]], marginal part
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[maxilla]] and [[human mandible|mandible]]
| skin around [[lip]]s
| [[superior labial artery]], [[inferior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| puckers [[lip]]s
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Orbicularis oris muscle|orbicularis oris]], labial part
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[maxilla]] and [[human mandible|mandible]]
| skin around [[lip]]s
| [[superior labial artery]], [[inferior labial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| puckers [[lip]]s
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[risorius]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[parotid]] [[fascia]]
| [[modiolus (face)|modiolus]] of mouth
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| draw back angle of [[Human mouth|mouth]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Zygomaticus major muscle|zygomaticus major]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[zygomatic bone]] in region of zygomaticomaxillary suture
| [[Modiolus (face)|modiolus]] of [[Human mouth|mouth]]
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| draws angle of [[Human mouth|mouth]] upward and laterally
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Zygomaticus minor muscle|zygomaticus minor]]
| head, mouth (left/right)
| [[zygomatic bone]] in region of zygomaticomaxillary suture
| skin of [[upper lip]]
| [[facial artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII], [[Buccal branches of the facial nerve|buccal branch]]
| elevates [[upper lip]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[masseter muscle|masseter]], superficial part
| head, coronal plane (left/right)
| 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]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>]
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] and [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] [[human mandible|mandible]] (closes mouth)
| [[platysma muscle|platysma]]
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[masseter muscle|masseter]], deep part
| head, coronal plane (left/right)
| 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]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>]
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] and [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] [[human mandible|mandible]] (closes mouth)
| [[platysma muscle|platysma]]
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Temporalis muscle|temporalis]]
| head, coronal plane (left/right)
| [[temporal lines]] on [[parietal bone]] of [[skull]]
| [[Coronoid process of the mandible|coronoid process]] of [[human mandible|mandible]]
| [[deep temporal arteries]]
| [[deep temporal nerves]] from [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>]
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] and [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] [[human mandible|mandible]] (closes mouth)
| [[platysma muscle|platysma]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Lateral pterygoid muscle|pterygoid, lateral]]
| head, coronal plane (left/right)
| [[Greater wing of sphenoid bone|greater wing of sphenoid]] and [[pterygoid plate|lateral pterygoid process]]
| [[condyloid process]] of [[mandible]]
| [[maxillary artery]], [[Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery|pterygoid branches]]
| [[external pterygoid nerve]] from [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[human mandible|mandible]] (opens mouth)
| [[Masseter muscle|masseter]], [[Temporalis muscle|temporalis]], [[Medial pterygoid muscle|medial pterygoid]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | pterygoideus proprius<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Barker |first=B. C. |date=October 1981 |title=The pterygoideus proprius muscle |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6949532/ |journal=Australian Dental Journal |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=309–310 |doi=10.1111/j.1834-7819.1981.tb05228.x |issn=0045-0421 |pmid=6949532}}</ref>
| head, coronal plane (left/right)
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Medial pterygoid muscle|pterygoid, medial]]
| head, coronal plane (left/right)
| medial side of [[lateral pterygoid plate]] behind upper teeth (deep head); [[pyramidal process of palatine bone]] and [[maxillary tuberosity]] (superficial head)
| medial [[angle of the mandible|angle of mandible]]
| [[maxillary artery]], [[Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery|pterygoid branches]]
| [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>], [[medial pterygoid nerve]]
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] mandible, closes [[jaw]], helps [[lateral pterygoid muscle|lateral pterygoid]] in moving jaw from side to side
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[genioglossus]], inferior fibers
| head, tongue (left/right)
| superior part of mental spine of [[human mandible|mandible]] ([[symphysis menti]])
| dorsum of [[tongue]], body of [[hyoid]]
| [[lingual artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| protrudes [[tongue]]
| 
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[genioglossus]], middle fibers
| head, tongue (left/right)
| superior part of mental spine of [[human mandible|mandible]] ([[symphysis menti]])
| dorsum of [[tongue]], body of [[hyoid]]
| [[lingual artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| depresses [[tongue]]
| 
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[genioglossus]], superior fibers
| head, tongue (left/right)
| superior part of mental spine of [[human mandible|mandible]] ([[symphysis menti]])
| dorsum of [[tongue]], body of [[hyoid]]
| [[lingual artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| draws tip of [[tongue]] back and down
| 
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[hyoglossus]] <small>(ceratoglossus)</small>
| head, tongue (left/right)
| [[hyoid]]
| side of [[tongue]]
| 
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| depresses [[tongue]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[chondroglossus]]
| head, tongue (left/right)
| [[lesser cornu]] and body of [[hyoid bone]]
| intrinsic muscular fibers of [[tongue]]
| 
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| depresses [[tongue]] (some consider this muscle to be part of [[hyoglossus]])
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[styloglossus]]
| head, tongue (left/right)
| [[styloid process (temporal)|styloid process of temporal bone]]
| [[tongue]]
| [[lingual artery]], sublingual branch
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| elevates and retracts [[tongue]]
| inferior and middle fibers of [[genioglossus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Palatoglossus muscle|palatoglossus]]
| head, tongue and soft palate (left/right)
| [[palatine aponeurosis]]
| [[tongue]]
| 
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]] and [[accessory nerve]] [CNXI]
| raises back part of [[tongue]], aiding in breathing
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior longitudinal muscle|superior longitudinal lingual]]
| head, tongue (left/right)
| close to [[epiglottis]], from [[median fibrous septum]]
| edges of [[tongue]]
| [[lingual artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]], [[ascending pharyngeal artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| shortens [[tongue]], turns tip upward, turns lateral margins upward
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[transversus muscle|transversus linguae]]
| head, tongue (left/right)
| [[median fibrous septum]]
| sides of [[tongue]]
| [[lingual artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]], [[ascending pharyngeal artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| narrows [[tongue]] with no elongation
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[inferior longitudinal muscle|inferior longitudinal lingual]]
| head, tongue (left/right)
| root of [[tongue]]
| apex of [[tongue]]
| [[lingual artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]], [[ascending pharyngeal artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| shortens [[tongue]], retracts, pulls tip downward
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[verticalis muscle|verticalis linguae]]
| head, tongue (left/right)
| dorsum of [[tongue]]
| inferior surface borders of tongue
| [[lingual artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]], [[ascending pharyngeal artery]]
| [[hypoglossal nerve]] [CNXII]
| 
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Tensor veli palatini muscle|tensor veli palatini]]
| head, soft palate (left/right)
| [[Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid|medial pterygoid plate]] of [[sphenoid bone]]
| [[palatine aponeurosis]]
| 
| [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>], [[medial pterygoid nerve]]
| tenses [[soft palate]], aids in [[swallowing]]
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[levator veli palatini]]
| head, soft palate (left/right)
| [[temporal bone]], [[Eustachian tube]]
| [[palatine aponeurosis]]
| [[facial artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| elevates [[soft palate]]
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[palatopharyngeus muscle|palatopharyngeus]]
| head, soft palate (left/right)
| [[palatine aponeurosis]] and [[hard palate]]
| upper border of [[thyroid cartilage]] (blends with constrictor fibers)
| [[facial artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve|pharyngeal branch]]
| aids in [[breathing]] by pulling [[human pharynx|pharynx]] and [[larynx]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[uvula]]e
| head, soft palate (left/right)
| [[hard palate]]
| soft tissue of [[uvula]]
| 
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve|pharyngeal branch]]
| moves and changes shape of [[uvula]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[stylopharyngeus muscle|stylopharyngeus]]
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[Styloid process (temporal)|styloid process]] of [[temporal bone]]
| [[thyroid cartilage]] ([[human pharynx|pharynx]])
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal arteries|pharyngeal branches]]
| [[glossopharyngeal nerve]] [CNIX]
| elevates [[larynx]], elevates [[human pharynx|pharynx]], [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[salpingopharyngeus muscle|salpingopharyngeus]]
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| cartilage of [[Eustachian tube]]
| posterior [[Muscle fascicle|fasciculus]] of [[pharyngopalatinus]]
| 
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[accessory nerve]] [CNXI]
| raises [[nasopharynx]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, inferior]], thyropharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[cricoid cartilage]], [[thyroid cartilage]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal arteries|pharyngeal branches]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[superior laryngeal nerve]], [[external laryngeal]] branch and [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, inferior]], cricopharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[cricoid cartilage]], [[thyroid cartilage]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal arteries|pharyngeal branches]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[superior laryngeal nerve]], [[external laryngeal]] branch and [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, middle]], chondropharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[hyoid bone]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal arteries|pharyngeal branches]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, middle]], ceratopharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[hyoid bone]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal arteries|pharyngeal branches]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, superior]], pterygopharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[medial pterygoid plate]], [[pterygomandibular raphé]], [[alveolar process of maxilla|alveolar process]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]], [[pharyngeal tubercle]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, superior]], buccopharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[medial pterygoid plate]], [[pterygomandibular raphé]], [[alveolar process of maxilla|alveolar process]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]], [[pharyngeal tubercle]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, superior]], mylopharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[medial pterygoid plate]], [[pterygomandibular raphé]], [[alveolar process of maxilla|alveolar process]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]], [[pharyngeal tubercle]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle|pharyngeal constrictor, superior]], glossopharyngeal part
| head, pharynx (left/right)
| [[medial pterygoid plate]], [[pterygomandibular raphé]], [[alveolar process of maxilla|alveolar process]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]], [[pharyngeal tubercle]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[Tonsillar branch of the facial artery|tonsilar branch]] of [[facial artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve|pharyngeal plexus]]
| [[swallowing]]
| 
| 2
| 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[cricothyroid muscle|cricothyroid]], straight part
| head, larynx (left/right)
| anterior and lateral [[cricoid|cricoid cartilage]]
| [[Thyroid cartilage|inferior cornu]] and lamina of [[thyroid cartilage]]
| [[cricothyroid branch]] of [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[superior laryngeal nerve]], [[external laryngeal nerve|external laryngeal]] branch
| tenses and elongates [[vocal folds]] (has minor adductory effect)
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[cricothyroid muscle|cricothyroid]], oblique part
| head, larynx (left/right)
| anterior and lateral [[cricoid|cricoid cartilage]]
| [[Thyroid cartilage|inferior cornu]] and lamina of [[thyroid cartilage]]
| [[cricothyroid branch]] of [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[superior laryngeal nerve]], [[external laryngeal nerve|external laryngeal]] branch
| tenses and elongates [[vocal folds]] (has minor adductory effect)
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Transverse arytenoid muscle|arytenoid, transverse]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| [[arytenoid cartilage]] on one side
| [[arytenoid cartilage]] on opposite side
| [[superior laryngeal branch]] of [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| approximates [[arytenoid cartilage]]s (closes [[rima glottidis]])
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Oblique arytenoid muscle|arytenoid, oblique]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| [[arytenoid cartilage]] on one side
| [[arytenoid cartilage]] on opposite side
| [[superior laryngeal branch]] of [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| approximates [[arytenoid cartilage]]s (closes [[rima glottidis]])
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | arytenoid, oblique, [[Aryepiglottic muscle|aryepiglottic part]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| apex of [[arytenoid muscle|arytenoid]]
| lateral border of [[epiglottis]]
| [[superior laryngeal artery|laryngeal branch of]] [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[inferior laryngeal nerve]]
| closes the laryngeal inlet
| ?
| 2
| 0
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[thyroarytenoid muscle|vocalis]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| inner (anterior) surface of [[thyroid cartilage]]
| anterior surface of [[arytenoid cartilage]]
| 
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| thickens and decreases length of [[Vocal cords|vocal folds]], [[Adduction|adducts]] during [[Manner of articulation|speech]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | thyroarytenoid, [[Thyroepiglottic muscle|thyroepiglottic part]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| inner (anterior) surface of [[thyroid cartilage]]
| anterior surface of [[arytenoid cartilage]]
| 
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| thickens and decreases length of [[Vocal cords|vocal folds]], [[Adduction|adducts]] during [[Manner of articulation|speech]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[thyroarytenoid muscle|thyroarytenoid]], external part
| head, larynx (left/right)
| inner (anterior) surface of [[thyroid cartilage]]
| anterior surface of [[arytenoid cartilage]]
| 
| [[vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| thickens and decreases length of [[Vocal cords|vocal folds]], [[Adduction|adducts]] during [[Manner of articulation|speech]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[posterior cricoarytenoid muscle|cricoarytenoid, posterior]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| posterior part of [[cricoid cartilage]]
| [[Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage|muscular process]] of [[arytenoid cartilage]]
| 
| [[vagus|vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] and [[laterally rotates]] cartilage, pulling [[vocal ligament]]s away from midline and forward and so opening [[rima glottidis]]
| [[lateral cricoarytenoid muscle|lateral cricoarytenoid]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[lateral cricoarytenoid muscle|cricoarytenoid, lateral]]
| head, larynx (left/right)
| lateral part of arch of [[cricoid cartilage]]
| [[Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage|muscular process]] of [[arytenoid cartilage]]
| 
| [[vagus|vagus nerve]] [CNX], [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]
| [[Adduction|adducts]] and [[medially rotate]]s cartilage, pulling [[vocal ligament]]s towards midline and backwards and so closing [[rima glottidis]]
| [[Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle|posterior cricoarytenoid]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | ceratocricoideus<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Maranillo |first1=Eva |last2=Vázquez |first2=Teresa |last3=Mirapeix |first3=Rosa |last4=León |first4=Xavier |last5=McHanwell |first5=Stephen |last6=Quer |first6=Miquel |last7=Sañudo |first7=José Ramón |date=May 2009 |title=Ceratocricoid muscle: an embryological and anatomical study |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19306315/ |journal=Clinical Anatomy |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=463–470 |doi=10.1002/ca.20795 |issn=1098-2353 |pmid=19306315|s2cid=35995462 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ceratocricoid muscle - e-Anatomy - IMAIOS |url=https://www.imaios.com/en/e-anatomy/anatomical-structure/ceratocricoid-muscle-1541081816 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.imaios.com |language=en}}</ref>
| head, larynx (left/right)
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Platysma muscle|platysma]]
| Neck, Clavicular, Right, left
| base of [[human mandible|mandible]]
| inferior [[clavicle]] and fascia of [[Thorax|chest]]
| branches of [[submental artery]], branches of [[suprascapular artery]]
| [[cervical branch of the facial nerve|cervical branch]] of [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| tenses [[Human skin|skin]] of [[neck]]
| [[Masseter muscle|masseter]], [[Temporalis muscle|temporalis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Sternocleidomastoid muscle|sternocleidomastoid]]
| Neck, Clavicular, Right, left
| [[manubrium sterni]] (sternal head), medial portion of [[clavicle]] (clavicular head)
| [[Mastoid part of the temporal bone|mastoid process]] of [[temporal bone]], [[superior nuchal line]]
| [[occipital artery]], [[superior thyroid artery]]
| '''motor''': [[accessory nerve]]<br>'''sensory''': [[cervical plexus]]
| tilts [[Human head|head]] to its own side, rotates head so face is turned towards opposite side, flexes [[neck]], raises [[sternum]], assists in [[Breathing|forced inspiration]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Digastric muscle|digastric]], anterior belly
| Neck, Suprahyoid, Right/left
| [[Digastric fossa of Mandible|digastric fossa]] ([[human mandible|mandible]])
| intermediate tendon ([[lesser horn]] of [[hyoid bone]])
| submental branch of [[facial artery]]
| [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>] via [[mylohyoid nerve]]
| opens [[jaw]] when [[masseter]] and [[temporalis]] are relaxed
| ??
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Digastric muscle|digastric]], posterior belly
| Neck, Suprahyoid, Right/left
| [[mastoid process]] of [[temporal bone]]
| intermediate tendon ([[lesser horn]] of [[hyoid bone]])
| [[occipital artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| opens [[jaw]] when [[masseter]] and [[temporalis]] are relaxed
| ??
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Stylohyoid muscle|stylohyoid]]
| Neck, Suprahyoid, Right/left
| [[Temporal styloid process|styloid process]] of [[temporal bone]]
| [[greater horn]] of [[hyoid bone]]
| [[occipital artery]]
| [[facial nerve]] [CNVII]
| elevates [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]] during [[swallowing]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Mylohyoid muscle|mylohyoid]]
| Neck, Suprahyoid, Right/left
| [[mylohyoid line]] of [[human mandible|mandible]]
| [[pharyngeal raphe]]
| [[mylohyoid branch]] of [[inferior alveolar artery]]
| [[mylohyoid nerve]], from inferior alveolar branch of [[mandibular nerve]] [CNV<sub>3</sub>]
| raises [[human oral cavity|oral cavity]] floor, [[elevates]] [[hyoid]], [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[human mandible|mandible]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Geniohyoid muscle|geniohyoid]]
| Neck, Suprahyoid, Right/left
| [[mandibular symphysis]]
| anterior surface of body of [[hyoid bone]]
| 
| [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]] via [[hypoglossal nerve]]
| elevates [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]] and tongue upward during [[swallowing]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Sternohyoid muscle|sternohyoid]]
| Neck, Infrahyoid, Right/left
| [[Human sternum|sternum]], [[manubrium]]
| [[hyoid bone]]
| [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[ansa cervicalis]]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Sternothyroid muscle|sternothyroid]]
| Neck, Infrahyoid, Right/left
| [[Human sternum|sternum]], [[manubrium]]
| [[thyroid cartilage]]
| [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[ansa cervicalis]]
| depresses [[larynx]], may slightly depress [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Thyrohyoid muscle|thyrohyoid]]
| Neck, Infrahyoid, Right/left
| [[thyroid cartilage]]
| [[hyoid bone]]
| [[superior thyroid artery]]
| [[First cervical nerve|C1]]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depress]] [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Omohyoid muscle|omohyoid]], superior belly
| Neck, Infrahyoid, Right/left
| [[Upper border of the scapula|upper border]] of [[scapula]]
| [[hyoid bone]]
| [[inferior thyroid artery]]
| [[ansa cervicalis]]
| depresses [[larynx]], depresses and moves to side [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]]
| ??
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Omohyoid muscle|omohyoid]], inferior belly
| Neck, Infrahyoid, Right/left
| [[Upper border of the scapula|upper border]] of [[scapula]]
| [[hyoid bone]]
| [[inferior thyroid artery]]
| [[ansa cervicalis]]
| depresses [[larynx]], depresses and moves to side [[Hyoid bone|hyoid]]
| ??
| 2
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Levator muscle of thyroid gland|levator glandulae thyroideae]]
| Neck, Infrahyoid, Right/left
| [[thyrohyoid muscle]]
| [[thyroid isthmus]]
| ?
| [[ansa cervicalis]]
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Longus colli muscle|longus colli]]
| Neck, Anterior
| [[transverse processes]] of [[vertebra]]e [[Cervical vertebrae|C3]], [[Cervical vertebrae|C4]], [[Cervical vertebrae|C5]], and [[Cervical vertebrae|C6]]
| anterior arch of [[Atlas (anatomy)|atlas]]
| [[ascending pharyngeal artery]], [[vertebral artery]]
| [[cervical spinal nerve 2|C2]], [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]], [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]], [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]]
| flexes [[neck]] and [[Human head|head]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Longus capitis muscle|longus capitis]]
| Neck, Anterior
| anterior tubercles of [[transverse processes]] of [[vertebra]]e [[Cervical vertebrae|C3]], [[Cervical vertebrae|C4]], [[Cervical vertebrae|C5]], and [[Cervical vertebrae|C6]]
| [[basilar artery|basilar]] part of [[occipital bone]]
| ??
| [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]], [[cervical spinal nerve 2|C2]], [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]]/[[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]]
| [[flexion|flexes]] [[neck]] at [[atlanto-occipital joint]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rectus capitis anterior muscle|rectus capitis, anterior]]
| Neck, Anterior
| [[Atlas (anatomy)|atlas]]
| [[occipital bone]]
| ??
| [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]]
| [[flexion|flexes]] [[neck]] at [[atlanto-occipital joint]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rectus capitis lateralis muscle|rectus capitis, lateralis]]
| Neck, Anterior/Lateral, Right/left
| upper surface of [[transverse process]] of [[atlas (anatomy)|atlas (C1)]]
| under surface of [[jugular process]] of [[occipital bone]]
| ??
| [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]]
| laterally flexes [[neck]], stabilises sidebens at [[atlanto-occipital joint]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[scalenus anterior]]
| Neck, Lateral, Right/left
| [[cervical vertebrae]] C3-C6
| [[first rib]]
| [[inferior thyroid artery]], [[ascending cervical artery]]
| [[ventral ramus]] of [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]]
| when neck is fixed, elevates [[first rib]] to aid in [[breathing]]; when rib is fixed, bends neck forward and sideways and rotates it to opposite side
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[scalenus medius]]
| Neck, Lateral, Right/left
| [[cervical vertebrae]] C2-C6
| [[first rib]]
| [[inferior thyroid artery]], [[ascending cervical artery]]
| ventral rami of third to eighth cervical spinal nerves
| elevates [[first rib]], rotates [[neck]] to opposite side
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[scalenus posterior]]
| Neck, Lateral, Right/left
| [[cervical vertebrae]] C4 – C6, transverse processes
| [[second rib]]
| [[ascending cervical artery]] and [[superficial cervical artery]]
| [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]], [[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]]
| elevates [[second rib]], tilts [[neck]] to same side
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[scalenus minimus]]
| Neck, Lateral, Right/left
| [[cervical vertebrae]] C7
| [[first rib]]
| [[superficial cervical artery]]
| [[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]]
| elevates [[first rib]]
| ??
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[levator scapulae muscle|levator scapulae]]
| Neck/Upper Limb, Verterbral Column, Lateral, Right/left
| [[posterior tubercles]] of [[transverse processes]] of [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]] – [[cervical vertebrae|C4]] [[vertebra]]e
| superior part of [[medial border of scapula]]
| [[dorsal scapular artery]]
| [[cervical nerves|cervical nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]], [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]]) and [[dorsal scapular nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]])
| [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevates]] [[scapula]], tilts [[glenoid cavity]] inferiorly by rotating [[scapula]]
| [[Serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Obliquus capitis superior muscle|obliquus capitis, superior]]
| Neck, Posterior/Lateral, Right/left
| [[lateral mass of atlas]]
| lateral half of [[inferior nuchal line]]
| ??
| [[suboccipital nerve]]
| flexes [[Human head|head]] to same side
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Obliquus capitis inferior muscle|obliquus capitis, inferior]]
| Neck, Posterior/Lateral, Right/left
| [[spinous process]] of [[Axis (anatomy)|axis]]
| [[lateral mass of atlas]]
| ??
| [[suboccipital nerve]]
| rotates [[neck]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle|rectus capitis, posterior minor]]
| Neck, Posterior
| tubercle on posterior arch of [[Atlas (anatomy)|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]]
| sensory organ for neck position, also [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] head at [[neck]]
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rectus capitis posterior major muscle|rectus capitis, posterior major]]
| Neck, Posterior
| [[spinous process]] of [[Axis (anatomy)|axis]] ([[cervical vertebrae|C2]])
| [[inferior nucheal line]] of [[occipital bone]]
| [[occipital artery]]
| [[Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve|dorsal ramus]] of [[cervical spinal nerve 1|C1]] ([[suboccipital nerve]])
| rotates and extends [[Human head|head]] to same side
| ??
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| Torso, Abdomen, right/left
| [[pubic symphysis]], [[pubic crest]]
| [[xiphoid process]], [[costal cartilage]]s of ribs 5-7
| [[inferior epigastric artery]], [[superior epigastric artery]]; contributions from posterior [[intercostal arteries]], [[subcostal arteries]], and deep circumflex arteries
| [[intercostal nerves]], [[subcostal nerve]]
| flexes trunk, compresses [[abdominal organs]], aids in [[Breathing|expiration]]
| [[erector spinae]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Abdominal external oblique muscle|external abdominal oblique]]
| Torso, Abdomen, right/left
| external surfaces of [[ribs]] 5-12
| [[Linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]], [[pubic tubercle]], anterior half of [[iliac crest]]
| lower posterior [[intercostal arteries]], [[subcostal artery]], [[deep circumflex iliac artery]]
| '''motor''': [[intercostal nerves]] (T7-T11), [[subcostal nerve]] '''sensory''': [[iliohypogastric nerve]]
| flexes trunk to same side, rotates trunk to opposite side, [[Breathing|expiration]], compresses [[abdominal organs]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Abdominal internal oblique muscle|internal abdominal oblique]]
| Torso, Abdomen, right/left
| anterior two-thirds of [[iliac crest]], [[iliopectineal arch]], [[thoracolumbar fascia]]
| inferior borders of ribs 10–12, [[pubic crest]]
| lower posterior [[intercostal arteries]], [[subcostal artery]], [[superior epigastric artery]], [[inferior epigastric artery]], [[superficial circumflex iliac artery]], [[deep circumflex iliac artery]], posterior [[lumbar arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]] (T7-T11), [[subcostal nerve]], [[iliohypogastric nerve]], [[ilioinguinal nerve]]
| flexes trunk to same side, rotates trunk to opposite side, [[Breathing|expiration]], compresses [[abdominal organs]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Cremaster muscle|cremaster]]
| Torso, Abdomen, [[inguinal canal]] and [[scrotum]]
| [[Internal oblique]]
| [[Tunica vaginalis]]
| [[Cremasteric artery]]
| [[Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve]]
| raise and lower the [[scrotum]] (involuntary)
| ?
| 0-1(M)
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Transversus abdominis muscle|transversus abdominis]]
| Torso, Abdomen, right/left
| internal surface of [[costal cartilage]] of [[ribs]] 7–12, [[thoracolumbar fascia]], anterior two-thirds of [[iliac crest]], [[iliopectineal arch]]
| [[Linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]], aponeurosis of [[Abdominal internal oblique muscle|internal oblique muscle]], [[pubic crest]]
| lower posterior [[intercostal arteries]], [[subcostal artery]], [[superior epigastric artery]], [[inferior epigastric artery]], [[superficial circumflex iliac artery]], [[deep circumflex iliac artery]], posterior [[lumbar arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]] T7-T11, [[subcostal nerve]], [[iliohypogastric nerve]], [[ilioinguinal nerve]]
| rotates trunk to same side, compresses [[abdominal organs]], [[Breathing|expiration]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Pyramidalis muscle|pyramidalis]]
| Torso, Abdomen, right/left
| [[pubic symphysis]], [[pubic crest]]
| [[Linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]]
| [[inferior epigastric artery]]
| [[subcostal nerve]]
| tenses [[Linea alba (abdomen)|linea alba]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Quadratus lumborum muscle|quadratus lumborum]]
| Torso, Abdomen, right/left
| [[iliac crest]], [[iliolumbar ligament]]
| inferior border of rib 12, transverse processes of [[lumbar vertebrae|L1]]-[[lumbar vertebrae|L4]]
| [[lumbar arteries|lumbar]], [[median sacral artery|median sacral]], [[iliolumbar artery|iliolumbar]], [[subcostal artery|subcostal arteries]]
| [[subcostal nerve]], anterior rami of [[spinal nerves]] L1-L4
| flexes trunk to same side, fixes [[Rib cage|rib 12]] during [[Breathing|inspiration]], extends trunk
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[iliocostalis]] colli
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[sacrum]], [[iliac crest]], [[thoracolumbar fascia]], [[spinous processes]]
| [[ribs]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[iliocostalis]] lumborum
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[sacrum]], [[iliac crest]], [[thoracolumbar fascia]], [[spinous processes]]
| The lower six or seven [[ribs]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[iliocostalis]] thoracis
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[sacrum]], [[iliac crest]], [[thoracolumbar fascia]], [[spinous processes]](the lower six ribs)
| upper six [[ribs]] and the transverse process of CVII
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[longissimus]] capitis
| Torso/Neck, Back, right/left
| [[articular processes]] of C4-C7; [[transverse processes]] of T1-T5
| posterior margin of [[Mastoid part of the temporal bone|mastoid process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]], flexes [[Human head|head]] and [[neck]] to same side
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[longissimus]] colli
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[transverse process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[longissimus]] thoracis
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[transverse process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[longissimus]] thoracis, lumbar part
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[transverse process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 0
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[spinalis]] capitis
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[spinalis]] colli
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[spinalis]] thoracis
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[lateral sacral artery]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/flexes [[vertebral column]]
| [[rectus abdominis muscle|rectus abdominis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Latissimus dorsi muscle|latissimus dorsi]]
| Torso/Upper Limb, Back, Vertebral column, right/left
| spinous processes of [[human thorax|thoracic]] [[thoracic vertebrae|T6]]-[[thoracic vertebrae|T12]], [[thoracolumbar fascia]], [[iliac crest]] and inferior 3 or 4 [[Rib cage|ribs]]
| floor of [[intertubercular groove]] of [[humerus]]
| [[subscapular artery]], [[dorsal scapular artery]]
| [[thoracodorsal nerve]](C6 to C8)
| pulls [[forelimb]] [[dorsum (biology)|dorsally]] and [[Anatomical terms of location|caudally]](Extends, medially rotates and adducts humerus)
| [[Deltoid muscle|deltoid]], [[Trapezius muscle|trapezius]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[semispinalis thoracis]]
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]es of sixth to tenth [[thoracic vertebrae]]
| [[spinous process]]es of upper four [[thoracic vertebrae]] and lower two [[cervical vertebrae]]
| 
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/rotates [[vertebral column]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[semispinalis cervicis|semispinalis colli]] <small>(cervicis)</small>
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]es of upper five or six [[thoracic vertebrae]]
| [[spinous processes]], cervical, from axis to fifth
| 
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| extends/rotates [[vertebral column]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[semispinalis capitis]]
| Torso/Neck, Back, right/left
| [[articular processes]] of C4-C6; [[transverse processes]] of C7 and T1-T7
| [[spinous process]], [[occipital bone]], area between [[superior nuchal line]] and [[inferior nuchal line]]
| 
| [[greater occipital nerve]]
| extends [[Human head|head]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[multifidus muscle|multifidus]] lumborum
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[sacrum]], [[erector spinae]] [[aponeurosis]], [[Posterior superior iliac spine|PSIS]], and [[iliac crest]]
| [[spinous process]]
| 
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| stabilizes [[vertebra]]e in local movements of [[vertebral column]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[multifidus muscle|multifidus]] thoracis
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[sacrum]], [[erector spinae]] [[aponeurosis]], [[Posterior superior iliac spine|PSIS]], and [[iliac crest]]
| [[spinous process]]
| 
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| stabilizes [[vertebra]]e in local movements of [[vertebral column]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[multifidus muscle|multifidus]] colli
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[sacrum]], [[erector spinae]] [[aponeurosis]], [[Posterior superior iliac spine|PSIS]], and [[iliac crest]]
| [[spinous process]]
| 
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve]]
| stabilizes [[vertebra]]e in local movements of [[vertebral column]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rotatores muscle|rotatores]], long 1-11
| Torso, Back, thoracis, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve|posterior branch]]
| 
| 
| 22
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rotatores muscle|rotatores]], short 1-11
| Torso, Back, thoracis, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve|posterior branch]]
| 
| 
| 22
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rotatores muscle|rotatores]] lumborum
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve|posterior branch]]
| 
| 
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Rotatores muscle|rotatores]] colli
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| [[posterior branch of spinal nerve|posterior branch]]
| 
| 
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Interspinales muscle|interspinales]] lumborum 1-4
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]], [[flexion|flexes]], and [[rotation|rotates]] vertebral column
| 
| 8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Interspinales muscle|interspinales]] thoracis 1-3
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]], [[flexion|flexes]], and [[rotation|rotates]] vertebral column
| 
| 6
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Interspinales muscle|interspinales]] colli 1-6
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous process]]
| [[spinous process]]
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]], [[flexion|flexes]], and [[rotation|rotates]] vertebral column
| 
| 12
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], anterior colli 1-7
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 14
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], lateral posterior colli 1-7
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 14
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], medial posterior colli 1-7
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 14
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], lateral lumborum, dorsal parts 1-5
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 10
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], lateral lumborum, ventral parts 1-5
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 10
| 2
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], medial lumborum 1-5
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 10
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[intertransversarii]], thoracis 1-9
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[transverse process]]
| [[Transverse Process|transverse process]] above
| 
| [[posterior rami]] of [[spinal nerves]]
| laterally [[flexion|flexes]] [[torso|trunk]]
| 
| 18
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Splenius capitis muscle|splenius capitis]]
| Torso/Neck, Back, right/left
| [[nuchal ligament]], [[Vertebra|spinous process]] of [[cervical vertebrae|C7]]-[[thoracic vertebrae|T6]]
| [[Mastoid part of the temporal bone|mastoid process]] of [[temporal bone]], [[occipital bone]]
| ??
| [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]], [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]]
| extends, rotates, and laterally flexes [[Human head|head]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Splenius cervicis muscle|splenius colli]]
| Torso, Back, right/left
| [[spinous processes]] of [[thoracic vertebrae|T3]]-[[thoracic vertebrae|T6]]
| [[transverse processes]] of [[Atlas (anatomy)|C1]], [[Axis (anatomy)|C2]], [[cervical vertebra 3|C3]]
| 
| [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]]
| 
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[External intercostal muscles|external intercostal]] 1-11
| Torso, Chest (left/right)
| inferior border of [[rib]] (above)
| superior border of [[rib]] (below)
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]]
| [[inhalation]]
| [[Internal intercostal muscles|internal]]
| 22
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Internal intercostal muscles|internal intercostal]] 1-11
| Torso, Chest (left/right)
| inferior border of [[rib]] (above)
| superior border of [[rib]] (below)
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]]
| holds [[Rib cage|ribs]] steady
| [[External intercostal muscles|external]]
| 22
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Innermost intercostal muscle|innermost intercostal]] 1-11
| Torso, Chest
| inferior border of [[rib]] (above)
| superior border of [[rib]] (below)
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]]
| elevates [[Rib cage|ribs]], [[Breathing|expiration]]
| 
| 22
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Subcostales muscle|subcostales]] 1-n
| Torso, Chest
| inner surface of one [[rib]]
| inner surface of second or third rib above, near its angle
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]]
| 
| 
| 11<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kim |first1=Jun-Ho |last2=Won |first2=Hyung-Sun |last3=Chung |first3=In-Hyuk |last4=Kim |first4=In-Beom |title=The enigmatic subcostal muscle: Anatomical study with application to spine and chest pain syndromes and avoidance of confusion on imaging: Morphology and Morphometry of the Subcostal Muscle |journal=Clinical Anatomy |date=November 2015 |volume=28 |issue=8 |pages=1017–1021 |doi=10.1002/ca.22631|pmid=26384842 |s2cid=42512626 }}</ref>
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Transversus thoracis muscle|transversus thoracis]]
| Torso, Chest
| [[costal cartilages]] of last 3–4 ribs, body of sternum, xiphoid process
| [[ribs]]/[[costal cartilages]] 2–6
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]]
| depresses ribs
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Levatores costarum muscle|levatores costarum]], longi 1-4
| Torso, Chest
| [[transverse processes]] of [[cervical vertebrae|C7]] to [[thoracic vertebrae|T12]] vertebrae
| superior surfaces of ribs immediately inferior to preceding vertebrae
| 
| [[Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve|dorsal rami]] – [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 2|T2]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 3|T3]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 4|T4]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 5|T5]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 6|T6]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 7|T7]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]]
| assists in [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevation]] of thoracic rib cage
| 
| 8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Levatores costarum muscle|levatores costarum]], breves 1-12
| Torso, Chest
| [[transverse processes]] of [[cervical vertebrae|C7]] to [[thoracic vertebrae|T12]] vertebrae
| superior surfaces of ribs immediately inferior to preceding vertebrae
| 
| [[Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve|dorsal rami]] – [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 2|T2]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 3|T3]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 4|T4]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 5|T5]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 6|T6]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 7|T7]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 8|T8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 9|T9]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 10|T10]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 11|T11]]
| assists in [[Elevation (kinesiology)|elevation]] of thoracic rib cage
| 
| 24
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Serratus posterior inferior muscle|serratus posterior inferior]]
| Torso, Chest
| vertebrae [[thoracic vertebrae|T11]] – [[lumbar vertebrae|L3]]
| inferior borders of 9th through 12th [[rib]]s
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| [[intercostal nerves]]
| depresses lower [[Rib cage|ribs]](IX to XII), aiding in [[exhalation|expiration]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Serratus posterior superior muscle|serratus posterior superior]]
| Torso, Chest
| [[nuchal ligament]] (or ligamentum nuchae) and [[spinous process]]es of [[vertebra]]e C7 through T3
| upper borders of 2nd through 5th [[rib]]s
| [[intercostal arteries]]
| 2nd through 5th [[intercostal nerve]]s
| elevates [[Rib cage|ribs]](II to V), aiding in [[inhalation|inspiration]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Thoracic diaphragm|hemidiaphragm]], lumbar/costal/sternal part
| Torso, Chest, Left/right
| [[septum transversum]], [[pleuroperitoneal]] folds, inner [[abdominal wall]]
| 
| [[pericardiacophrenic artery]], [[musculophrenic artery]], [[inferior phrenic arteries]]
| [[Phrenic nerve|phrenic]] and lower [[intercostal nerves]]
| [[breathing]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Coccygeus muscle|coccygeus]]
| Torso, Pelvis
| [[sacrospinous ligament]]
| [[coccyx]]
| 
| [[sacral nerves]]: [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]], [[sacral spinal nerve 5|S5]] or [[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]]-S4
| closes back part of [[pelvic outlet]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[iliococcygeus muscle|iliococcygeus]]
| Torso, Pelvis, [[Levator ani]]
| [[ischial spine]], posterior part of [[tendinous arch of pelvic fascia|tendinous arch]] of [[pelvic fascia]]
| [[coccyx]] and [[anococcygeal raphe]]
| [[inferior gluteal artery]]
| [[levator ani nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
*[[inferior rectal nerve]] from [[pudendal nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
*[[coccygeal plexus]]
| supports [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]] in [[pelvic cavity]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Pubococcygeus muscle|pubococcygeus]]
| Torso, Pelvis, [[Levator ani]]
| back surface of [[Pubis (bone)|pubis]], anterior part of [[obturator fascia]]
| [[coccyx]] and [[sacrum]]
| [[inferior gluteal artery]]
| [[levator ani nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
*[[inferior rectal nerve]] from [[pudendal nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
*[[coccygeal plexus]]
| controls [[urine]] flow, contracts during [[orgasm]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Puborectalis muscle|puboanalis]] <small>(puborectalis)</small>
| Torso, Pelvis, [[Levator ani]]
| lower part of [[pubic symphysis]]
| -
| [[inferior gluteal artery]]
| [[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]]. [[levator ani nerve]]
| inhibits [[defecation]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | puboperinealis
| Torso, Pelvis, [[Levator ani]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | puboprostaticus (males) / [[Pubovaginal muscle|pubovaginalis]] (females)
| Torso, Pelvis, [[Levator ani]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 2(F)(M)
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Sphincter ani externus muscle|external anal sphincter]], subcutaneous, superficial, and deep parts
| Torso, Perineum
| -
| -
| [[inferior rectal artery]]
| [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]] and twigs from [[inferior anal nerves]] of [[pudendal nerve]]
| keeps [[anal canal]] and [[Human anus|anus]] closed, aids in expulsion of [[Human feces|feces]]
| -
| 1
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superficial transverse perineal muscle|superficial transverse perineal]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Superficial perineal pouch]]
| anterior surface of [[ischial tuberosity]]
| central point of [[perineum]]
| [[perineal artery]]
| [[pudendal nerve]]
| constricts [[urethra]] (maintains [[Urinary incontinence|urinary continence]]), constricts [[vagina]] (women)
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Bulbospongiosus muscle|bulbospongiosus]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Superficial perineal pouch]]
| [[perineal raphe]]
| -
| [[perineal artery]]
| [[pudendal nerve]]
| empties [[urethra]] (men), clenches [[vagina]] (women)
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Ischiocavernosus muscle|ischiocavernosus]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Superficial perineal pouch]]
| [[ischial tuberosity]]
| [[crus of penis]] (men), [[crus of clitoris]] (women)
| [[perineal artery]]
| [[pudendal nerve]]
| assists [[bulbospongiosus muscle|bulbospongiosus]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Deep transverse perineal muscle|Deep transverse perineal]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Deep perineal pouch]]
| [[Ischium|inferior ramus]] of [[ischium]]
| its fellow of opposite side
| 
| [[pudendal nerve]]
| constricts [[urethra]] (maintains [[Urinary incontinence|urinary continence]]), constricts [[vagina]] (women)
| 
| 0-2(M)
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[External sphincter muscle of female urethra|compressor urethrae]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Deep perineal pouch]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0-1(F)
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[External sphincter muscle of female urethra|sphincter urethrovaginalis]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Deep perineal pouch]]
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0-1(F)
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[External sphincter muscle of urethra (disambiguation)|external urethral sphincter]]
| Torso, Perineum, [[Deep perineal pouch]]
| junction of [[Inferior pubic ramus|inferior rami]] of [[pubis (bone)|pubis]] and [[ischium]] about 1.25 – 2&nbsp;cm, and from neighboring fascia
| its fellow of opposite side
| 
| [[Pudendal nerve|perineal branch]] of [[pudendal nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]], [[sacral spinal nerve 3|S3]], [[sacral spinal nerve 4|S4]])
| constricts [[urethra]], maintains [[Urinary incontinence|urinary continence]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Trapezius muscle|trapezius]], descending part
| Upper limb, Vertebral column, Right/Left
| down midline, [[external occipital protuberance]], [[nuchal ligament]], ''medial'' part of [[nuchal lines|superior nuchal line]], [[spinous process]]es of [[vertebrae]] [[Cervical vertebrae|C7]]-[[Thoracic vertebrae|T12]]
| at [[shoulder]]s, ''lateral'' third of [[clavicle]], [[acromion]] of [[scapula]], [[spine of the scapula|spine of scapula]]
| [[transverse cervical artery]]
| '''motor''': [[accessory nerve]] [CNXI]
'''sensory''': [[cervical nerves]] [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]]
| [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] and assists in rotating [[scapula]](lower fibers depress scapula, upper fibers elevate it and middle fibers adduct )
| [[Serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Trapezius muscle|trapezius]], transverse part
| Upper limb, Vertebral column, Right/Left
| down midline, [[external occipital protuberance]], [[nuchal ligament]], ''medial'' part of [[nuchal lines|superior nuchal line]], [[spinous process]]es of [[vertebrae]] [[Cervical vertebrae|C7]]-[[Thoracic vertebrae|T12]]
| at [[shoulder]]s, ''lateral'' third of [[clavicle]], [[acromion]] of [[scapula]], [[spine of the scapula|spine of scapula]]
| [[transverse cervical artery]]
| '''motor''': [[accessory nerve]] [CNXI]
'''sensory''': [[cervical nerves]] [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]]
| [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] and elevates [[scapula]]
| [[Serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Trapezius muscle|trapezius]], ascending part
| Upper limb, Vertebral column, Right/Left
| down midline, [[external occipital protuberance]], [[nuchal ligament]], ''medial'' part of [[nuchal lines|superior nuchal line]], [[spinous process]]es of [[vertebrae]] [[Cervical vertebrae|C7]]-[[Thoracic vertebrae|T12]]
| at [[shoulder]]s, ''lateral'' third of [[clavicle]], [[acromion]] of [[scapula]], [[spine of the scapula|spine of scapula]]
| [[transverse cervical artery]]
| '''motor''': [[accessory nerve]] [CNXI]
'''sensory''': [[cervical nerves]] [[cervical spinal nerve 3|C3]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]]
| [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] and elevates [[scapula]]
| [[Serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | transversus nuchae
| Upper limb, Vertebral column, Right/Left
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[rhomboid major muscle|rhomboid major]]
| Upper limb, Vertebral column, Right?/Left?
| [[spinous processes]] of [[thoracic vertebrae|T2]] to [[thoracic vertebra 5|T5]] [[vertebra]]e
| [[medial border of the scapula|medial border of scapula]], inferior to insertion of [[rhomboid minor muscle|rhomboid minor]]
| [[dorsal scapular artery]]
| [[dorsal scapular nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]])
| [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts]] [[scapula]] and rotates it to [[Depression (kinesiology)|depress]] [[glenoid cavity]], fixes scapula to [[thoracic wall]]
| [[Serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[rhomboid minor muscle|rhomboid minor]]
| Upper limb, Vertebral column, Right?/Left?
| [[nuchal ligaments]] and [[spinous processes]] of C7- to [[thoracic vertebrae|T1]] [[vertebrae]]
| [[medial border of the scapula|medial border of scapula]], superior to insertion of [[rhomboid major muscle|rhomboid major]]
| [[dorsal scapular artery]]
| [[dorsal scapular nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 4|C4]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]])
| [[Retraction (kinesiology)|retracts (adducts)]] [[scapula]] and rotates it to [[Depression (kinesiology)|depress]] [[glenoid cavity]], fixes scapula to [[thoracic wall]]
| [[Serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Sternalis muscle|sternalis]]
| Upper limb,Thoracic walls, Right?/Left?
| [[Sternum#Manubrium|manubrium of sternum]] or [[clavicle]]
| [[Sternum#Xiphoid process|xiphoid process]], [[pectoral fascia]], [[rib cage|lower ribs]], [[costal cartilages]] or [[rectus sheath]]
| ?
| various
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[pectoralis major muscle|pectoralis major]]
| Upper limb,Thoracic walls, Right?/Left?
| '''clavicular head:''' anterior surface of medial half of [[clavicle]] '''sternocostal head''': anterior surface of [[Human sternum|sternum]], superior six [[costal cartilages]]
| [[intertubercular groove]] of [[humerus]]
| [[pectoral branch]] of [[thoracoacromial artery]]
| [[lateral pectoral nerve]], [[medial pectoral nerve]] '''clavicular head''': [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]] '''sternocostal head''': [[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]] and [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]]
| [[adduction|adducts]] and [[medially rotates]] [[humerus]], draws [[scapula]] anteriorly and inferiorly '''clavicular head''': [[Flexion|flexes]] [[humerus]] '''sternocostal head''': [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[humerus]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[pectoralis major muscle|pectoralis major]], abdominal part
| Upper limb,Thoracic walls, Right?/Left?
| '''clavicular head:''' anterior surface of medial half of [[clavicle]] '''sternocostal head''': anterior surface of [[Human sternum|sternum]], superior six [[costal cartilages]]
| [[intertubercular groove]] of [[humerus]]
| [[pectoral branch]] of [[thoracoacromial artery]]
| [[lateral pectoral nerve]], [[medial pectoral nerve]] '''clavicular head''': [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]] '''sternocostal head''': [[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]] and [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]]
| [[adduction|adducts]] and [[medially rotates]] [[humerus]], draws [[scapula]] anteriorly and inferiorly '''clavicular head''': [[Flexion|flexes]] [[humerus]] '''sternocostal head''': [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[humerus]]
| 
| 0
| 0
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[pectoralis minor muscle|pectoralis minor]]
| Upper limb,Thoracic walls, Right?/Left?
| 3rd to 5th [[rib]]s, near their [[costal cartilages]]
| medial border and superior surface of [[coracoid process]] of [[scapula]]
| [[pectoral branch]] of [[thoracoacromial artery]]
| [[medial pectoral nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]])
| stabilizes [[scapula]] by drawing it inferiorly and anteriorly against [[thoracic wall]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[subclavius muscle|subclavius]]
| Upper limb,Thoracic walls, Right?/Left?
| [[first rib]]
| [[subclavian groove]] of [[clavicle]]
| [[thoracoacromial artery]], clavicular branch
| [[subclavian nerve]]
| [[Depression (kinesiology)|depresses]] [[clavicle]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[serratus anterior muscle|serratus anterior]]
| Upper limb,Thoracic walls, Right?/Left?
| fleshy slips from outer surface of upper 8 or 9 [[ribs]]
| [[Rib|costal]] surface of [[medial margin of the scapula|medial margin of scapula]]
| [[lateral thoracic artery]] (upper part), [[thoracodorsal artery]] (lower part)
| [[long thoracic nerve]] (from roots of [[brachial plexus]] [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]], [[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]])
| [[protract]]s and stabilises [[scapula]], assists in upward rotation
| [[Rhomboid major muscle|rhomboid major]], [[Rhomboid minor muscle|rhomboid minor]], [[Trapezius muscle|trapezius]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[deltoid muscle|deltoid]], clavicular/acromial/scapular spinal parts
| Upper limb, Shoulder, Right/left
| [[clavicle]], [[acromion]], [[spine of the scapula|spine of scapula]]
| [[deltoid tuberosity]] of [[humerus]]
| primarily [[posterior circumflex humeral artery]]
| [[axillary nerve]]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]], [[flexion|flexes]], and [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[shoulder]]
| [[Latissimus dorsi muscle|latissimus dorsi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[teres major muscle|teres major]]
| Upper limb, Shoulder, Right/left
| posterior surface of [[Inferior angle of the scapula|inferior angle]] of [[scapula]]
| medial lip of [[intertubercular sulcus]] of [[humerus]]
| [[Subscapular Artery|subscapular artery]], [[circumflex scapular artery]]
| [[lower subscapular nerve]] (segmental levels [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]] and [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]])
| [[internal rotation|internally rotates]] [[humerus]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[supraspinatus muscle|supraspinatus]]
| Upper limb, Shoulder, [[rotator cuff]], Right/left
| [[supraspinous fossa]] of [[scapula]]
| superior facet of [[greater tubercle]] of [[humerus]]
| [[suprascapular artery]]
| [[suprascapular nerve]]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] and stabilises [[humerus]]
| [[infraspinatus]], [[teres minor]], [[pectoralis major]], [[latissimus dorsi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[infraspinatus muscle|infraspinatus]]
| Upper limb, Shoulder, [[rotator cuff]], Right/left
| [[infraspinous fossa]] of [[scapula]]
| middle facet of [[greater tubercle]] of [[humerus]]
| [[suprascapular|suprascapular artery]], [[circumflex scapular artery]]
| [[suprascapular nerve]]
| [[Lateral rotation|laterally rotates]], [[Adduction|adducts]], and stabilises [[humerus]]
| [[subscapularis]], [[pectoralis major]], [[latissimus dorsi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[teres minor muscle|teres minor]]
| Upper limb, Shoulder, [[rotator cuff]], Right/left
| [[lateral border]] of [[scapula]]
| inferior facet of [[greater tubercle]] of [[humerus]]
| [[posterior circumflex humeral artery]], [[circumflex scapular artery]]
| [[axillary nerve]]
| [[laterally rotates]] and [[adduction|adduct]]s [[humerus]]
| [[subscapularis]], [[pectoralis major]], [[latissimus dorsi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[subscapularis muscle|subscapularis]]
| Upper limb, Shoulder, [[rotator cuff]], Right/left
| [[subscapular fossa]] of [[scapula]]
| [[lesser tubercle]] of [[humerus]]
| [[subscapular artery]]
| [[upper subscapular nerve]], [[lower subscapular nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]])
| [[Anatomical terms of motion|medially rotates]] [[humerus]], stabilizes [[shoulder]]
| [[infraspinatus]], [[teres minor]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[coracobrachialis muscle|coracobrachialis]]
| Upper Limb, Arm, Anterior compartment, right/left
| [[coracoid process]] of [[scapula]]
| medial surface of [[humerus]]
| [[brachial artery]]
| [[musculocutaneous nerve]]
| [[flexion|flexes]] and [[adduction|adducts]] [[shoulder]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[biceps brachii muscle|biceps brachii]]
| Upper Limb, Arm, Anterior compartment, right/left
| '''short head:''' [[coracoid process]] of [[scapula]]<br>'''long head:''' [[supraglenoid tubercle]]
| [[radial tuberosity]], [[bicipital aponeurosis]]
| [[brachial artery]]
| [[musculocutaneous nerve]] ([[lateral cord]]: [[cervical spinal nerve 5|C5]], [[cervical spinal nerve 6|C6]], [[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]])
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[Elbow-joint|elbow]], [[supinates]] [[forearm]]
| [[Triceps brachii muscle|triceps brachii]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[brachialis muscle|brachialis]]
| Upper Limb, Arm, Anterior compartment, right/left
| anterior surface of [[humerus]] (mainly distal half)
| [[coronoid process of the ulna|coronoid process of ulna]], [[tuberosity of the ulna|tuberosity of ulna]]
| [[radial recurrent artery]]
| [[musculocutaneous nerve]]
| [[flexion|flexes]] [[elbow]]
| [[Triceps brachii muscle|triceps brachii]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[triceps brachii muscle|triceps brachii]]
| Upper Limb, Arm, Posterior compartment, right/left
| '''long head:''' [[infraglenoid tubercle]] of [[scapula]] <br>'''lateral head:''' posterior [[humerus]] (above [[radial sulcus]])<br>'''medial head:''' posterior [[humerus]] - (below [[radial sulcus]])
| [[olecranon]] of [[ulna]]
| [[deep artery of arm]]
| [[radial nerve]]
| [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[forearm]], [[adduction|adduct]]s [[shoulder]] (long head).
medial head does not function at [[shoulder]].
| [[biceps brachii muscle|biceps brachii]], [[Brachialis muscle|brachialis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Articularis cubiti muscle|articularis cubiti]]
| Upper Limb, Arm, Posterior compartment, right/left
| deep distal surface of medial head of [[triceps]]
| posterior capsule of [[elbow joint]]
| [[deep artery of arm]]
| [[radial nerve]]
| lifts capsule away from joint
| ?
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[anconeus muscle|anconeus]]
| Upper Limb, Arm, Posterior compartment, right/left
| [[Lateral epicondyle of the humerus|lateral epicondyle of humerus]]
| lateral surface of [[olecranon]], superior part of posterior [[ulna]]
| [[Profunda brachii|deep artery of arm]], [[interosseous recurrent artery]]
| [[radial nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]], and [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]])
| partly blended with [[triceps]], [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[forearm]], stabilises [[elbow]], [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[ulna]] during [[pronation]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[pronator teres muscle|pronator teres]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| '''humeral head''': [[medial epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common flexor tendon]]) <br>'''ulnar head''': [[coronoid process of the ulna|coronoid process of ulna]]
| pronator tuberosity of [[radius (bone)|radius]]
| [[ulnar artery]], [[radial artery]]
| [[median nerve]]
| [[pronation|pronates]] [[forearm]], [[Flexion|flexes]] [[Elbow-joint|elbow]]
| [[Supinator muscle|supinator]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor carpi radialis muscle|flexor carpi radialis]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| [[medial epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common flexor tendon]])
| bases of [[Second metacarpal bone|second metacarpal]], base of [[third metacarpal bone|third metacarpal]]
| [[radial artery]]
| [[median nerve]]
| [[flexion|flexes]] and [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[wrist]]
| [[Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle|extensor carpi radialis brevis]], [[Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle|extensor carpi radialis longus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[palmaris longus muscle|palmaris longus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| [[medial epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common flexor tendon]])
| [[palmar aponeurosis]]
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[median nerve]]
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[wrist]]
| [[Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle|extensor carpi radialis brevis]], [[Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle|extensor carpi radialis longus]], [[Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle|extensor carpi ulnaris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor carpi ulnaris muscle|flexor carpi ulnaris]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| [[medial epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common flexor tendon]])
| [[pisiform]], [[Hamate bone|hook of hamate]], base of [[Fifth metacarpal bone|fifth metacarpal]]
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[muscular branches of ulnar nerve]]
| [[flexion|flexes]] and [[adduction|adducts]] [[wrist]]
| [[Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle|extensor carpi ulnaris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor digitorum superficialis muscle|flexor digitorum superficialis]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| [[medial epicondyle of the humerus|medial epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common flexor tendon]]), parts of [[radius (bone)|radius]] and [[ulna]]
| bases of middle [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]] 2, 3, 4, and 5
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[median nerve]]
| [[flexor|flexes]] [[finger]]s (primarily at [[proximal interphalangeal joints]])
| [[Extensor digitorum muscle|extensor digitorum]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[pronator quadratus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Deep, Right/left
| medial anterior surface of [[ulna]]
| lateral anterior surface of [[Radius (bone)|radius]]
| [[anterior interosseous artery]]
| [[anterior interosseous nerve]] ([[median nerve]])
| weakly [[pronates]] [[forearm]]
| [[Supinator muscle|supinator]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor digitorum profundus muscle|flexor digitorum profundus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Deep, Right/left
| [[ulna]]
| [[distal phalanges]]
| [[anterior interosseous artery]]
| '''lateral belly''': [[anterior interosseous nerve]] ([[median nerve]])
'''medial belly''': [[muscular branches of ulnar nerve]]
| flexes [[wrist]], flexes [[Interphalangeal articulations of hand|interphalangeal joints]]
| [[Extensor digitorum muscle|extensor digitorum]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor pollicis longus muscle|flexor pollicis longus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Anterior compartment, Deep, Right/left
| middle half of [[Anatomical terms of location#Proximal and distal|volar]] surface of [[Radius (bone)|radius]], [[interosseus membrane]]
| base of [[distal phalanges|distal phalanx]] of [[thumb]]
| [[anterior interosseous artery]]
| [[anterior interosseous nerve]] ([[median nerve]]) ([[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]], [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]])
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[thumb]]
| [[Extensor pollicis longus muscle|extensor pollicis longus]], [[Extensor pollicis brevis muscle|extensor pollicis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor digitorum muscle|extensor digitorum]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Posterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| [[lateral epicondyle of the humerus|lateral epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common extensor tendon]])
| 2nd–5th [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]]
| [[posterior interosseous artery]]
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[hand]], [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[finger]]s
| [[flexor digitorum superficialis muscle|flexor digitorum superficialis]], [[flexor digitorum profundus muscle|flexor digitorum profundus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor digiti minimi muscle|extensor digiti minimi]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Posterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| anterior surface of [[Lateral epicondyle of the humerus|lateral epicondyle]] of [[humerus]] ([[common extensor tendon]])
| [[extensor expansion]], located at base of [[proximal phalanx]] on dorsal side
| [[posterior interosseous artery]]
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[little finger]] at all joints
| [[flexor digiti minimi brevis (hand)]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor carpi ulnaris muscle|extensor carpi ulnaris]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Posterior compartment, Superficial, Right/left
| [[lateral epicondyle of the humerus|lateral epicondyle of humerus]] ([[common extensor tendon]]), [[ulna]]
| [[Fifth metacarpal bone|5th metacarpal]]
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] and [[adduction|adduct]]s [[wrist]]
| [[flexor carpi ulnaris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[brachioradialis]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, [[mobile wad]], Right/left
| [[lateral supracondylar ridge]] of [[humerus]]
| [[radial styloid process]] (distal [[Radius (bone)|radius]])
| [[radial recurrent artery]]
| [[radial nerve]]
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[forearm]], [[pronates]] [[forearm]] when [[supine]], [[supinates]] [[forearm]] when [[Pronation|prone]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor carpi radialis longus muscle|extensor carpi radialis longus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, [[mobile wad]], Right/left
| [[lateral supracondylar ridge]] of [[humerus]]
| [[Second metacarpal bone|2nd metacarpal]]
| [[radial artery]]
| [[radial nerve]]
| [[extensor|extends]] [[wrist joint]], [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[hand]] at [[wrist]]
| [[flexor carpi radialis muscle|flexor carpi radialis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle|extensor carpi radialis brevis]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, [[mobile wad]], Right/left
| anterior surface of [[Lateral epicondyle of the humerus|lateral epicondyle]] of [[humerus]] ([[common extensor tendon]])
| base of [[Third metacarpal bone|3rd metacarpal]]
| [[radial artery]]
| [[posterior interosseus nerve]]
| [[extensor|extends]] [[wrist joint]], [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[hand]] at [[wrist]]
| [[flexor carpi radialis muscle|flexor carpi radialis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[supinator muscle|supinator]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Posterior compartment, Deep, Right/left
| [[lateral epicondyle of the humerus|lateral epicondyle of humerus]], [[supinator crest]] of [[ulna]], [[radial collateral ligament (elbow)|radial collateral ligament]], [[annular ligament of radius|annular ligament]]
| lateral proximal shaft of [[Radius (bone)|radius]]
| [[radial recurrent artery]]
| [[posterior interosseus nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[supinates]] [[forearm]]
| [[Pronator teres muscle|pronator teres]], [[pronator quadratus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor indicis proprius|extensor indicis]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, Posterior compartment, Deep, Right/left
| [[ulna]]
| [[index finger]] ([[extensor hood]])
| 
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[index finger]], [[wrist]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[abductor pollicis longus muscle|abductor pollicis longus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, [[anatomical snuffbox]], Right/left
| [[ulna]]
| [[first metacarpal]]
| [[posterior interosseous artery]]
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] and [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[thumb]]
| [[Adductor pollicis muscle|adductor pollicis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor pollicis brevis muscle|extensor pollicis brevis]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, [[anatomical snuffbox]], Right/left
| [[Radius (bone)|radius]], [[interosseous membrane of forearm]]
| [[Proximal phalanges|proximal phalanx]] of [[thumb]]
| [[posterior interosseous artery]]
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[thumb]] at [[metacarpophalangeal joint]]
| [[Flexor pollicis longus muscle|flexor pollicis longus]], [[Flexor pollicis brevis muscle|flexor pollicis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor pollicis longus muscle|extensor pollicis longus]]
| Upper limb, Forearm, [[anatomical snuffbox]], Right/left
| [[ulna]], [[interosseous membrane of forearm]]
| [[distal phalanges|distal phalanx]] of [[thumb]]
| [[posterior interosseous artery]]
| [[posterior interosseous nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 7|C7]], [[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]])
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[thumb]] ([[metacarpophalangeal]] and [[interphalangeal articulations of hand|interphalangeal]])
| [[Flexor pollicis longus muscle|flexor pollicis longus]], [[Flexor pollicis brevis muscle|flexor pollicis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[opponens pollicis muscle|opponens pollicis]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Lateral volar, Thenar
| [[Trapezium (bone)|trapezium]], [[transverse carpal ligament]]
| [[metacarpal]] bone of [[thumb]] on its radial side
| [[superficial palmar arch]]
| [[median nerve]]
| [[Opposition of the thumb|opposes]] [[thumb]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor pollicis brevis muscle|flexor pollicis brevis]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Lateral volar, Thenar
| [[Trapezoid bone|trapezoid]], [[flexor retinaculum of the hand|flexor retinaculum]]
| [[thumb]], [[Proximal phalanges|proximal phalanx]]
| [[superficial palmar arch]]
| [[median nerve]], [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]] (medial head)
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[thumb]]
| [[Extensor pollicis longus muscle|extensor pollicis longus]], [[Extensor pollicis brevis muscle|extensor pollicis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[abductor pollicis brevis muscle|abductor pollicis brevis]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Lateral volar, Thenar
| [[Flexor retinaculum of the hand|flexor retinaculum of hand]], [[scaphoid]] and [[trapezium (bone)|trapezium]]
| radial base of [[proximal phalanx]] of [[thumb]] and [[Thumb extensors (disambiguation)|thumb extensor]]s
| [[superficial palmar arch]]
| [[median nerve]]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[thumb]]
| [[Adductor pollicis muscle|adductor pollicis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[adductor pollicis muscle|adductor pollicis]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Lateral volar, Thenar
| '''transverse head:''' anterior body of [[third metacarpal]]<br>'''oblique head:''' bases of [[second metacarpal|second]] and [[third metacarpal]]s and adjacent [[trapezoid]] and [[capitate bone]]s
| medial side of base of [[proximal phalanx]] of [[thumb]] and [[ulnar sesamoid]]
| [[deep palmar arch]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]] ([[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]])
| [[adduction|adduct]]s [[thumb]] at [[carpometacarpal joint]]
| [[Abductor pollicis longus muscle|abductor pollicis longus]], [[Abductor pollicis brevis muscle|abductor pollicis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[palmaris brevis muscle|palmaris brevis]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Medial volar
| [[Flexor retinaculum of the hand|flexor retinaculum]] (medial), [[palmar aponeurosis]]
| [[Hand#Areas|palm]]
| [[Palmar metacarpal arteries|palmar metacarpal artery]]
| [[superficial branch of ulnar nerve]]
| wrinkle skin of [[Hand#Areas|palm]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand|abductor digiti minimi (hand)]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Medial volar, [[Hypothenar eminence|hypothenar]]
| [[pisiform]]
| base of [[proximal phalanx]] of [[Little finger|5th digit]] on ulnar or medial side
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]]
| abducts [[little finger]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Flexor digiti minimi brevis (hand)|flexor digiti minimi (hand)]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Medial volar, [[Hypothenar eminence|hypothenar]]
| [[hamate bone]]
| [[little finger]]
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]]
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[little finger]]
| [[extensor digiti minimi muscle|extensor digiti minimi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[opponens digiti minimi muscle|opponens digiti minimi]] (hand)
| Upper limb, Hand, Medial volar, [[Hypothenar eminence|hypothenar]]
| hook of [[hamate]], [[flexor retinaculum of the hand|flexor retinaculum]]
| medial border of 5th [[metacarpal]]
| [[ulnar artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]] ([[cervical spinal nerve 8|C8]] and [[thoracic spinal nerve 1|T1]])
| draws [[Fifth metacarpal bone|5th metacarpal]] anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[lumbricals of the hand]] 1-4
| Upper limb, Hand, Intermediate
| [[flexor digitorum profundus]]
| [[extensor expansion]]
| [[superficial palmar arch]], [[common palmar digital arteries]], [[deep palmar arch]], [[dorsal metacarpal arteries|dorsal digital artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]], [[median nerve]]
| [[Flexion|flex]] [[metacarpophalangeal joint]]s, [[Extension (kinesiology)|extend]] [[Interphalangeal articulations of hand|interphalangeal joints]]
| 
| 8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Dorsal interossei of the hand|dorsal interossei (hand)]] 1-4
| Upper limb, Hand, Intermediate
| [[metacarpals]]
| [[proximal phalanges]]
| [[Dorsal carpal arch|dorsal metacarpal artery]], [[palmar metacarpal artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]]
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abduct]] [[finger]]s
| [[Palmar interossei muscles|palmar interossei]]
| 8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[palmar interossei muscles|palmar interossei]] 1-3
| Upper limb, Hand, Intermediate
| [[metacarpals]]
| [[proximal phalanges]]
| [[Palmar metacarpal arteries|palmar metacarpal artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]]
| [[adduction|adduct]] [[finger]]s
| [[Dorsal interossei of the hand|dorsal interossei]]
| 6
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | pollical [[palmar interossei muscles|palmar interosseus]]
| Upper limb, Hand, Intermediate
| [[metacarpals]]
| [[proximal phalanges]]
| [[Palmar metacarpal arteries|palmar metacarpal artery]]
| [[deep branch of ulnar nerve]]
| [[adduction|adduct]] [[finger]]s
| [[Dorsal interossei of the hand|dorsal interossei]]
| 1.6
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Psoas major muscle|psoas major]]
| Lower Limb, Iliac region, [[iliopsoas]]
| [[Vertebra|transverse processes]], [[Vertebral body|bodies]] and [[intervertebral disc]]s of [[Thoracic vertebrae|T12]]-[[Lumbar vertebrae|L5]] [[vertebra]]e
| [[lesser trochanter]] of [[femur]]
| [[iliolumbar artery]]
| [[lumbar plexus]] via anterior branches of [[lumbar spinal nerve 1|L1]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 2|L2]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 3|L3]]<ref name=Moore193>Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur. Lippincott, 2 ed. 2002. Page 193</ref>
| [[Flexion|flexes]] and [[rotates laterally]] [[thigh]]
| [[Gluteus maximus muscle|gluteus maximus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Psoas minor muscle|psoas minor]]
| Lower Limb, Iliac region, [[iliopsoas]]
| side of [[thoracic vertebrae|T11]]+[[lumbar vertebrae|L1]] and IV [[intervertebral disc]]
| [[Pectineal line (pubis)|Pectineal line]] and [[iliopectineal eminence]]
| [[iliolumbar artery]], [[lumbar arteries]]
| [[lumbar spinal nerve 1|L1]]
| weakly flexes trunk [[flexor]]
| [[Gluteus maximus muscle|gluteus maximus]]
| 0.8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[iliacus muscle|iliacus]]
| Lower Limb, Iliac region, [[iliopsoas]]
| [[iliac fossa]]
| [[lesser trochanter]] of [[femur]]
| [[medial femoral circumflex artery]], [[Iliolumbar artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 2|L2]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 3|L3]]<ref name=Moore193/>)
| flexes [[hip]]<ref name = Gosling200>Gosling, J. A., Harris, P. F., Humpherson, J. R., Whitmore I., & Willan P. L. T. 2008. Human Anatomy Color Atlas and Text Book. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier. page 200</ref>
| [[Gluteus maximus muscle|gluteus maximus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[tensor fasciae latae]]
| Lower limb, Gluteal, Left/right
| [[iliac crest]]
| [[iliotibial tract]]
| primarily [[lateral circumflex femoral artery]], [[superior gluteal artery]]
| [[superior gluteal nerve]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]])
| [[flexion|flexes]] [[thigh]], [[medial rotation|medially rotates]] [[thigh]], stabilises [[torso]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[gluteus maximus muscle|gluteus maximus]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], Left/right
| gluteal surface of [[ilium (bone)|ilium]], [[lumbar fascia]], [[sacrum]], [[sacrotuberous ligament]]
| [[gluteal tuberosity]] of [[femur]], [[iliotibial tract]]
| [[superior gluteal artery]], [[inferior gluteal artery]]
| [[inferior gluteal nerve]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]] nerve roots)
| [[external rotation|externally rotates]] and [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[hip joint]], supports extended [[knee]] through [[iliotibial tract]], chief antigravity muscle in [[sitting]]
| [[Iliacus muscle|Iliacus]], [[Psoas major muscle|psoas major]], [[psoas minor]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[gluteus medius muscle|gluteus medius]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], Left/right
| gluteal surface of [[ilium (bone)|ilium]], under [[gluteus maximus]]
| [[greater trochanter]] of [[femur]]
| [[superior gluteal artery]]
| [[superior gluteal nerve]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]] nerve roots)
| [[anatomical terms of location|abduction]] of [[hip]]; preventing [[anatomical terms of location|adduction]] of hip [[Medial rotation]] of [[thigh]]
| [[lateral rotator group]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[gluteus minimus muscle|gluteus minimus]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], Left/right
| gluteal surface of [[Ilium (bone)|ilium]], under [[gluteus medius]]
| [[greater trochanter]] of [[femur]]
| [[superior gluteal artery]]
| [[superior gluteal nerve]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]] nerve roots)
| [[anatomical terms of location|abduction]] of [[hip]]; preventing [[anatomical terms of location|adduction]] of hip [[Medial rotation]] of [[thigh]]
| [[lateral rotator group]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[piriformis muscle|piriformis]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], [[lateral rotator group]], Left/right
| [[sacrum]]
| [[greater trochanter]]
| [[inferior gluteal artery]], [[lateral sacral artery]], [[superior gluteal artery]]
| [[piriformis nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]] and [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]] nerve roots)<ref name="Moore217">Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur. Lippincott, 2 ed. 2002. Page 217</ref>
| [[laterally rotate]]s (outward) [[thigh]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[obturator externus muscle|obturator externus]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], [[lateral rotator group]], Left/right
| [[obturator foramen]] and [[obturatory membrane]]
| medial surface of [[greater trochanter]] of [[femur]]
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[posterior branch of obturator nerve]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 3|L3]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]])
| [[Adduction|adduct]] [[thigh]], [[rotate laterally]] thigh
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[superior gemellus muscle|superior gemellus]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], [[lateral rotator group]], Left/right
| [[ischial spine]]
| 
| 
| [[nerve to obturator internus]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]])
| 
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[obturator internus muscle|obturator internus]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], [[lateral rotator group]], Left/right
| [[ischiopubic ramus]], [[obturator membrane]]
| medial surface of [[greater trochanter]] of [[femur]]
| 
| [[nerve to obturator internus]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]])
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] & [[rotates laterally]] [[thigh]], stabilises [[hip]] during [[walking]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[inferior gemellus muscle|inferior gemellus]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], [[lateral rotator group]], Left/right
| [[ischial tuberosity]]
| [[obturator internus]] tendon
| 
| [[Nerve to Quadratus femoris|nerve to quadratus femoris]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]])
| [[Rotates laterally|laterally rotates]] [[thigh]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[quadratus femoris muscle|quadratus femoris]]
| Lower limb, [[Gluteal muscles|gluteal]], [[lateral rotator group]], Left/right
| [[ischial tuberosity]]
| [[intertrochanteric crest]]
| [[inferior gluteal artery]]
| [[Nerve to Quadratus femoris|nerve to quadratus femoris]] ([[lumbar spinal nerve 4|L4]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]])
| 
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[articularis genus muscle|articularis genus]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment
| [[femur]]
| [[suprapatellar bursa]]
| [[femoral artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]]
| pulls [[Knee bursae|suprapatellar bursa]] during extension of [[knee]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[sartorius muscle|sartorius]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment
| superior to [[anterior superior iliac spine]]
| medial side of upper [[tibia]] in [[Pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]]
| [[femoral artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]]
| [[flexion|flexes]], [[lateral rotation|laterally rotates]], and [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[thigh]], [[flexion|flexes]] and [[medial rotation|medially rotates]] [[human leg|leg]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[rectus femoris muscle|rectus femoris]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment
| [[anterior inferior iliac spine]] and exterior surface of bony ridge which forms iliac portion of [[acetabulum]]
| [[patella]] and [[tibial tuberosity]] via [[patellar tendon]]
| [[femoral artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]]
| [[knee]] [[Extension (kinesiology)|extension]]; [[hip]] [[flexion]]
| [[hamstring]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[vastus lateralis muscle|vastus lateralis]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment
| [[greater trochanter]], [[intertrochanteric line]], and [[linea aspera]] of [[femur]]
| [[patella]] and [[tibial tuberosity]] via [[patellar tendon]]
| [[femoral artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[knee]]
| [[hamstring]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[vastus intermedius muscle|vastus intermedius]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment
| anterior surface of [[femur]]
| [[patella]] and [[tibial tuberosity]] via [[patellar tendon]]
| [[femoral artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[knee]]
| [[hamstring]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[vastus medialis]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment
| anteromedial surface of [[femur]]
| [[patella]] and [[tibial tuberosity]] via [[patellar tendon]]
| [[femoral artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[knee]]
| [[hamstring]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[biceps femoris muscle|biceps femoris]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Posterior compartment/hamstring
| [[ischial tuberosity]] (long head), [[linea aspera]] of [[femur]] (short head)<ref name="Gosling273">[[#Gosling|Gosling 2008, p. 273]]</ref>
| [[head of the fibula|head of fibula]]<ref name="Gosling273" /> articulating with back of [[lateral tibial condyle]]
| [[inferior gluteal artery]], [[perforating arteries]], [[popliteal artery]]
| medial (tibial) part of [[sciatic nerve]] (long head), lateral (common fibular) part of [[sciatic nerve]] (short head)<ref name="Gosling273" />
| [[Flexion|flexes]] [[knee joint]], [[laterally rotates]] leg at knee (when knee is flexed), [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] [[hip joint]] (long head only)<ref name="Gosling273" />
| [[Quadriceps femoris muscle|quadriceps femoris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[semitendinosus muscle|semitendinosus]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Posterior compartment/hamstring
| [[ischial tuberosity]]<ref name="Gosling273" />
| [[pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]]
| [[inferior gluteal artery]], [[perforating arteries]]
| [[sciatic nerve]]<ref name="Gosling273" /> ([[tibial nerve|tibial]], [[lumbar spinal nerve 5|L5]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]])
| flexes [[knee]], extends [[hip]], [[medially rotates]] [[Human leg|leg]] at [[knee]]<ref name="Gosling273" />
| [[Quadriceps femoris muscle|quadriceps femoris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[semimembranosus muscle|semimembranosus]]
| Lower limb, Thigh, Posterior compartment/hamstring
| [[ischial tuberosity]]<ref name="Gosling273" />
| medial surface of [[tibia]]<ref name="Gosling273" />
| [[profunda femoris]], [[Gluteal artery (disambiguation)|gluteal artery]]
| [[sciatic nerve]]<ref name="Gosling273" />
| flexes [[knee]], extends [[hip]], [[medially rotates]] [[Human leg|leg]] at [[knee]]<ref name="Gosling273" />
| [[Quadriceps femoris muscle|quadriceps femoris]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[gracilis muscle|gracilis]]
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles)
| [[inferior pubic ramus]]<ref name = Gosling266>[[#Gosling|Gosling et al. 2008, p. 266]]</ref>
| [[tibia]] ([[pes anserinus (leg)|pes anserinus]])
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[anterior branch of obturator nerve]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| adducts [[hip]], [[flexion|flexes]] [[hip]], [[medial rotation|medially rotates]] [[knee]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[pectineus muscle|pectineus]]
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles)
| [[superior pubic ramus]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[lesser trochanter]], [[linea aspera]]
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[femoral nerve]] and [[obturator nerve]] (medial compartment)<ref name = Gosling266/>
| adducts and flexes [[hip]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[adductor brevis muscle|adductor brevis]]
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles)
| anterior surface of inferior pubic ramus<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[lesser trochanter]] and [[linea aspera]] of [[femur]]
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[anterior branch of obturator nerve]]<ref name="Gosling266" />
| adducts [[hip]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[adductor longus muscle|adductor longus]]
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles)
| pubic body just below pubic crest
| middle third of [[linea aspera]]
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[anterior branch of obturator nerve]]<ref name="Gosling266" />
| adducts and medially rotates [[hip]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[adductor magnus muscle|adductor magnus]], adductor part
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles)
| [[Pubis (bone)|pubis]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[femur]], [[adductor tubercle of femur]]
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[posterior branch of obturator nerve]] (adductor) and tibial part of [[sciatic nerve]] (vertical head)<ref name = Gosling266/>
| adducts [[hip]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Adductor minimus muscle|adductor minimus]]
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles), part of adductor magnus
| [[Inferior pubic ramus|Inferior ramus]]
| [[Linea aspera]] of the [[femur]]
| [[Obturator artery]] and the [[medial circumflex femoral artery]] of the [[femoral artery]].
| [[Obturator nerve|Obturator]] and [[tibial nerve]]s
| [[Adduction]] and lateral rotation of [[thigh]]
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[adductor magnus muscle|adductor magnus]], ischiocondylar part
| Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles)
| [[Pubis (bone)|pubis]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[femur]], [[adductor tubercle of femur]]
| [[obturator artery]]
| [[posterior branch of obturator nerve]] (adductor) and tibial part of [[sciatic nerve]] (vertical head)<ref name = Gosling266/>
| adducts [[hip]]<ref name = Gosling266/>
| [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]]
| 2
| 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[tibialis anterior muscle|tibialis anterior]]
| Lower limb, Leg, Anterior Compartment
| [[body of tibia]]
| [[medial cuneiform]] and [[first metatarsal]] bones of [[foot]]
| [[anterior tibial artery]]
| [[deep fibular nerve]]
| [[dorsiflexion|dorsiflexes]] and [[Inversion (kinesiology)|inverts]] [[foot]]
| [[fibularis longus]], [[Gastrocnemius muscle|gastrocnemius]], [[Soleus muscle|soleus]], [[Plantaris muscle|plantaris]], [[Tibialis posterior muscle|tibialis posterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor hallucis longus muscle|extensor hallucis longus]]
| Lower limb, Leg, Anterior Compartment
| middle portion of anterior surface of [[fibula]], anterior surface of [[interosseous membrane]]
| dorsal side of base of [[distal phalanges|distal phalanx]] of [[hallux]]
| [[anterior tibial artery]]
| [[deep fibular nerve]]
| extends [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]], assists in [[dorsiflexion]] of [[foot]] at [[ankle]], weakly inverts foot
| [[Flexor hallucis longus muscle|flexor hallucis longus]], [[Flexor hallucis brevis muscle|flexor hallucis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor digitorum longus muscle|extensor digitorum longus]]
| Lower limb, Leg, Anterior Compartment
| [[lateral condyle of tibia]], superior ¾ of [[interosseous membrane]]
| middle and distal [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]] of lateral four digits
| [[anterior tibial artery]]
| [[deep fibular nerve]]
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extension]] of [[toes]] and [[ankle]]
| [[Flexor digitorum longus muscle|flexor digitorum longus]], [[Flexor digitorum brevis muscle|flexor digitorum brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[fibularis tertius]]
| Lower limb, Leg, Anterior Compartment
| distal anterior surface of [[fibula]]
| dorsal surface of [[fifth metatarsal]]
| [[anterior tibial artery]]
| [[deep fibular nerve]]
| [[dorsiflexion|dorsi flexes]] and [[Eversion (kinesiology)|everts]] foot
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[gastrocnemius muscle|gastrocnemius]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Calf
| [[medial condyle of femur|medial condyle]] and [[Lateral condyle of femur|lateral condyle]] of [[femur]]
| [[calcaneus]]
| [[sural arteries]]
| [[tibial nerve]] from [[sciatic nerve]], specifically, nerve roots [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]]
| [[plantarflexion|plantarflexes]] [[ankle]], [[flexion|flexes]] [[knee]] (minor)
| [[Tibialis anterior muscle|tibialis anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[soleus muscle|soleus]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Calf
| [[fibula]], medial border of [[tibia]] ([[soleal line]])
| [[Achilles tendon|tendo calcaneus]]
| [[sural arteries]]
| [[tibial nerve]], specifically, nerve roots L<sub>5</sub>–S<sub>2</sub>
| [[plantarflexion|plantarflexes]] [[ankle]]
| [[Tibialis anterior muscle|tibialis anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[plantaris muscle|plantaris]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Superficial
| [[lateral supracondylar ridge]] of [[femur]] above lateral head of [[Gastrocnemius muscle|gastrocnemius]]
| [[Achilles tendon|calcaneal tendon]] (medial side, deep to [[gastrocnemius]] tendon)
| [[sural arteries]]
| [[tibial nerve]]
| [[Plantar flexes|plantarflexes]] [[foot|ankle]], [[Flexion|flexes]] [[knee]]
| [[Tibialis anterior muscle|tibialis anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[popliteus muscle|popliteus]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Deep
| middle facet of lateral surface of [[lateral femoral condyle]]
| posterior [[tibia]] under [[Tibial condyle (disambiguation)|tibial condyle]]s
| [[popliteal artery]]
| [[tibial nerve]]
| [[Medial rotation|medially rotates]] and [[flexion|flexes]] [[knee]]
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Flexor hallucis longus muscle|flexor hallucis longus]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Deep, [[tarsal tunnel]]
| posterior surface of upper 1/3 of [[fibula]]
| base of distal [[Phalanx bones|phalanx]] of [[hallux]]
| [[fibular artery]] (peroneal branch of [[posterior tibial artery]]
| [[tibial nerve]], [[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]] nerve roots
| flexes all joints of [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]], [[plantar flexion|plantarflexes]] [[ankle]]
| [[Extensor hallucis longus muscle|extensor hallucis longus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor digitorum longus muscle|flexor digitorum longus]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Deep, [[tarsal tunnel]]
| medial [[tibia]]
| distal [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]] of lateral four digits
| [[posterior tibial artery]]
| [[tibial nerve]]
| flexes [[toe]]s
| [[Extensor digitorum longus muscle|extensor digitorum longus]], [[Extensor digitorum brevis muscle|extensor digitorum brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[tibialis posterior muscle|tibialis posterior]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Deep, [[tarsal tunnel]]
| [[tibia]], [[fibula]]
| [[Navicular bone|navicular]], [[Medial cuneiform bone|medial cuneiform]]
| [[posterior tibial artery]]
| [[tibial nerve]]
| [[Inversion (kinesiology)|inverts]] [[foot]], [[plantar flexion|plantarflexes]] [[foot]] at [[ankle]]
| [[Tibialis anterior muscle|tibialis anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[fibularis longus]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Lateral compartment
| [[fibula]]
| [[first metatarsal]], [[medial cuneiform]]
| [[fibular artery]]
| [[superficial fibular nerve]]
| plantarflexes and everts ankle
| [[tibialis anterior muscle|tibialis anterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[fibularis brevis]]
| Lower Limb, Leg, Lateral compartment
| [[fibula]]
| [[fifth metatarsal]]
| [[fibular artery]]
| [[superficial fibular nerve]]
| plantarflexes and everts ankle
| [[tibialis posterior muscle|tibialis posterior]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor digitorum brevis muscle|extensor digitorum brevis]]
| Lower limb, Foot, Dorsal, left/right
| [[calcaneus]]
| [[toes]]
| 
| [[deep fibular nerve]]
| extends digits 2, 3, and 4
| [[Flexor digitorum longus muscle|flexor digitorum longus]], [[Flexor digitorum brevis muscle|flexor digitorum brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[extensor hallucis brevis muscle|extensor hallucis brevis]]
| Lower limb, Foot, Dorsal, left/right
| [[calcaneus]]
| base of proximal [[phalanx bones|phalanx]] of [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]]
| 
| [[deep fibular nerve]]
| extends [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]]
| [[Flexor hallucis brevis muscle|flexor hallucis brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Dorsal interossei of the foot|dorsal interossei (foot)]] 1-4
| Lower limb, Foot, Dorsal / Fourth layer, left/right
| [[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 [[toe]]s
| [[Plantar interossei muscles|plantar interossei]]
| 8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[abductor hallucis muscle|abductor hallucis]]
| Lower limb, plantar, first layer, left/right
| medial process of [[calcaneus]], [[flexor retinaculum of foot|flexor retinaculum]], [[plantar aponeurosis]]
| medial side of base of proximal [[phalanx bones|phalanx]] of first digit
| 
| [[medial plantar nerve]]
| abducts [[hallux]]
| [[Adductor hallucis muscle|adductor hallucis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor digitorum brevis muscle|flexor digitorum brevis]]
| Lower limb, plantar, first layer, left/right
| medial process of [[calcaneus]], [[plantar aponeurosis]], [[medial intermuscular septum of thigh|intermuscular septa]]
| middle [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]] of digits 2–5
| 
| [[medial plantar nerve]]
| flexes lateral four [[toe]]s
| [[Extensor digitorum longus muscle|extensor digitorum longus]], [[Extensor digitorum brevis muscle|extensor digitorum brevis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Abductor digiti minimi muscle (foot)|abductor digiti minimi (foot)]]
| Lower limb, plantar, first layer, left/right
| [[Plantar fascia|plantar aponeurosis]]
| phalanges of [[fifth toe]]
| [[lateral plantar artery]]
| [[lateral plantar nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]])
| [[Flexion|flexes]] and [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[fifth toe]]
| [[Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (foot)|flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Abductor digiti minimi muscle (foot)|Abductor of fifth metatarsal]] <small>abductor ossis metatarsi quinti (foot)</small>
| Lower limb, plantar, first layer, left/right
| calcaneus
| [[fifth toe]]
| [[lateral plantar artery]]
| [[lateral plantar nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]])
| [[Abduction (kinesiology)|abducts]] [[fifth toe]]
| [[Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (foot)|flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)]]
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[quadratus plantae muscle|quadratus plantae]]
| Lower limb, plantar, second layer, left/right
| [[calcaneus]]
| tendons of [[Flexor digitorum longus muscle|flexor digitorum longus]]
| 
| [[Plantar nerve|lateral plantar nerve]] ([[sacral spinal nerve 1|S1]], [[sacral spinal nerve 2|S2]])
| flexes [[distal interphalangeal joint]]s (assists [[Flexor digitorum longus muscle|flexor digitorum longus]])
| 
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Lumbrical muscle (foot)|lumbricals of the foot]] 1-4
| Lower limb, plantar, second layer, left/right
| tendons of [[flexor digitorum longus]]
| medial surface of [[extensor expansion]] of proximal phalanges of lateral four [[toe]]s
| [[lateral plantar artery]], [[plantar arch]], four [[plantar metatarsal arteries]]
| [[Plantar nerve|lateral plantar nerve]] (lateral three lumbricals) and [[Plantar nerve|medial plantar nerve]] (first lumbrical)
| maintain extension of digits at interphalangeal joints
| 
| 8
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor hallucis brevis muscle|flexor hallucis brevis]]
| Lower limb, plantar, Third layer, left/right
| plantar surface of [[Cuneiform bones|cuneiforms]], plantar [[calcaneocuboid ligament]], [[long plantar ligament]]
| '''medial head''': medial sesamoid bone of [[metatarsophalangeal joint]], proximal phalanx of great toe
'''lateral head''': lateral sesamoid bone of [[metatarsophalangeal joint]], proximal phalanx of great toe
| 
| [[medial plantar nerve]]
| flexes [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]]
| [[Extensor hallucis longus muscle|extensor hallucis longus]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[adductor hallucis muscle|adductor hallucis]]
| Lower limb, plantar, Third layer, left/right
| '''oblique head''': proximal ends of middle 3 [[Metatarsal bones|metatarsals]]
'''transverse head''': [[metatarsophalangeal joints]], ligaments of lateral 3 toes
| lateral side of base of proximal [[phalanx]] of [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]], [[Sesamoid bone|sesamoid]]
| 
| [[Plantar nerve|lateral plantar nerve]]
| adducts [[Toe#Hallux|big toe]]
| [[Abductor hallucis muscle|abductor hallucis]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (foot)|flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)]]
| Lower limb, plantar, Third layer, left/right
| [[fifth metatarsal bone]]
| [[Phalanx bones|phalanx]] of [[fifth toe]]
| 
| |[[lateral plantar nerve]] (superficial branch)
| [[Extension (kinesiology)|extends]] and [[Adduction|adducts]] [[fifth toe]]
| [[Abductor digiti minimi muscle (foot)|abductor digiti minimi]]
| 2
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot|opponens digiti minimi muscle of foot]] <small>(opponens digiti quinti)</small>
| Lower limb, plantar, first layer, left/right
| ?
| middle [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]] of digit 5
| 
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 0
| 1
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! scope="row" | [[plantar interossei muscles|plantar interossei]] 1-3
| Lower limb, plantar, Fourth layer, left/right
| tendons of [[Plantar interossei muscles|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 arteries|dorsal metatarsal artery]]
| [[Plantar nerve|lateral plantar nerve]]
| adducts [[toe]]s 3 - 5, strengthens [[Arches of the foot|transverse arch]]
| [[Dorsal interossei of the foot|dorsal interossei]]
| 6
| 1
|}