Question

Anatomy Tutorial: Axial & Appendicular Muscle Locations (pt 3) posterior view

Answer 1

side note: I really wish I didn't have to post this image before every tutorial but if people wouldn't interrupt my tutorials, copy-paste my content, or leave rude/condescending comments, I wouldn't have to -.-

Answer 2

for this tutorial I will be focusing on the lower half of the body since the upper half was mostly covered in my other tutorial.

let's start with the gluteus maximus (yeah yeah, I know, it's the butt muscle, hahaha...) and the gluteus medius

Answer 3

in between them, off to the side, are the tensor fasciae latae (apparently it's pronounced "latta" not like "latte" the coffee)

Answer 4

on the medial side of the leg is the adductor magnus, followed by the semitendinosus and the semimembinosus (remember "t" on "top)

Answer 5

it's hard to see but there's a long, thin muscle along the side called the gracilis, followed by a double-headed muscle called the biceps femoris. if you remember from the other tutorial, the biceps in the arms must be specified to be the biceps brachialis since there's also a biceps in the leg.

Answer 6

you can't really see it well from this angle but the sartorius stretches diagonally across the front of the leg, and appears on the medial side of the knee here

behind the knee itself is the plantaris muscle

Answer 7

the bulgy part of the calf is gastrocnemius and off to the sides are the soleus muscles. apparently if you want big calves you should work out the soleus muscles which will make the gastrocnemius muscles more prominent.

Answer 8

last two. pretty easy to remember from their names. calcaneal = having to do with the heel, and iliotibial = connects the ilium of the hip with the tibia of the leg.

Answer 9

Adapted from Human Anatomy, Martini, et. al. 9th edition & my professor's lecture notes