โ† Chapter 11
Anatomy & Physiology ยท Chapter 11

How Muscles Are Named

Muscle names look like Latin nonsense. But they are really descriptions. Learn the six clues, and you can often tell where a muscle is and what it does from its name alone. Tap each clue.

Location

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Naming musclessix clues in the name

The six clues

๐Ÿ“ท Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Chart of the clues used to name muscles
How Muscles Are Named โ€” OpenStax, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)