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Anatomy

1.Gastrocnemius= The chief muscle of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot.

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2.Quadriceps= Is one of the largest muscles in your body. It includes the four prevailing muscles
on the front of the thigh. It helps you extend your leg at the knee joint and to flex the thigh at the
hip joint.

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3.Hamstring= Is one of the largest muscles in your body. Is one of the three posterior thigh
muscles between the hip and the knee. It helps you extend the hip and the knee.

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4.Deltoid= Is the muscle forming the round contour of the human shoulder. It helps you move
your shoulder.

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5.Triceps= Is a large muscle on the back of the upper arms. Is the muscle principally
responsible for extension of the elbow (straightening the arm)
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6.Trapezius= Is a large paired surface muscle that extends longitudinal from the occipital bone
to the lower thoracic in your back. It extends from your neck to the mid back. It moves and
supports your back.

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7.Pectoralis Major= A thick, fan-shaped muscle situated at the chest. It lies under the breast.
The main function as a whole is to adduct and internal rotation of the arm on the shoulder joint.

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8.Gluteus Maximus= The gluteus maximus is the main extensor muscle of the hip. It is the
largest muscle in our body. It is the largest and outermost muscle of the three gluteal muscles
and makes up a large part of the shape and appearance of each side of the hips. Its thick fleshy
mass, in a quadrilateral shape, forms the prominence of the buttocks. (Glutes, Gluteus)

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9.Rectus Abdominis= Also known as the äbdominal muscle” is a paired muscle running
vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen. (ABS, Abdominals, stomach)
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10.Oblique= Two abdominal muscles the external and internal oblique. These provide trunk
flexion and rotation. (side of your waist)

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11.Groin= The area between the abdomen and the thigh on either side of the body. (The region
of the genitals.)

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12.Biceps= A large muscle in the upper arms which turns the hand to facepalm uppermost and
flexes the arm and forearm.

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13.Forearm= The forearm comprises the lower half of the arm. It extends from the elbow joint to
the hand, and it is made up of the ulna and radius bones. These two long bones form a rational
joint, allowing the forearm to turn so that the palm of the hand faces up or down.
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