Muscle - Georgetown High School



|Muscle Example |Latin Root |Meaning |

|1. Frontalis |front |forehead |

|2. Orbicularis oculi |orb |circular |

| |ocul |eye |

|3. Orbicularis oris |orb |circular |

| |or |mouth |

|4. Trapezius |trapezion |irregular 4 sided figure |

|5. Pectoralis major |pectus |chest |

| |major |large |

|6. Serratus anterior |serratus |saw |

| |anterior |toward the front |

|7. Rectus abdominis |rectus |straight |

| |abdom |abdomen |

|8. Internal oblique |internal |toward inside; deep |

| |oblique |running at an angle |

|9. External oblique |external |toward outside |

| |oblique |running at an angle |

|10. Quadriceps femoris |quadriceps |4 heads |

| |femoris |femur |

|11. Rectus femoris |rectus |straight |

| |femoris |femur |

|12. Vastus intermedius |vastus |large |

| |intermedius |intermediate |

|13. Vastus medialis |vastus |large |

| |medialis |medial |

|14. Vastus lateralis |vastus |large |

| |lateralis |lateral |

|15. Gracilis |gracilis |slender |

|16. Tibialis anterior |tibial |tibia |

| |anterior |toward the front |

|17. Sartorius |sartor |tailor |

|18. Adductor magnus |adduct |move toward midline |

| |magnus |large |

|19. Transverse abdominis |transverse |running straight across |

| |abdom |abdomen |

|20. Biceps brachii |biceps |2 heads |

| |brachi |arm |

|21. Deltoid |delta |triangular |

|22. Sternocleidomastoid |sterno |breastbone |

| |cleido |clavicle |

| |mastoid |mastoid process |

|23. Masseter |maseter |chewer |

|24. Zygomaticus |zygomatic |cheekbone |

|25. Temporalis |tempora |time |

|26. Latissimus dorsi |latissimus |widest |

| |dorsi |back |

|27. Gluteus medius |glutos |buttock |

| |medius |middle |

|28. Gluteus maximus |glutos |buttock |

| |maximus |largest |

|29. Fibularis longus |fibular |fibula |

| |longus |long |

|30. Gastrocnemius |gaster |belly |

| |kneme |leg |

|31. Semitendinosus |semi |half |

| |tendinosus |tendon |

|32. Semimembranosus |semi |half |

| |membranosus |membrane |

|33. Biceps femoris |biceps |2 heads |

| |femoris |femur |

|34. Triceps brachii |triceps |3 heads |

| |brachi |arm |

|35. Teres major |teres |round |

| |major |larger |

|36. Teres minor |teres |round |

| |minor |lesser |

|37. Occipitalis |occipito |base of skull |

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Latin Root Words and Their Meanings for Human Muscles

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