Human Anatomy Models

Muscles of the Anterior Trunk

The 6th lab exam will be identifying muscles where you must say what a labled muscle is The picture below has anterior thoracic and abdominal muscles. They go from right to left, superficial, middle, and deep muscles. Some muscles are found on each multiple views. For instance, try to find all 3 layers of the abdominal muscles on the "deep" model. Also notice that the external oblique fibers go down towards the pubic bone from the ribs while the internal oblique goes up from the iliac crest to the ribs.

Word Bank

  • External Intercostal
  • External Oblique
  • Internal Intercostal
  • Internal Oblique
  • Pectoralis Major
  • Pectoralis Minor
  • Rectus Abdominus
  • Serratus Anterior
  • Transverse Abdominus
  • Transverse Thoracis
 Anterior Muscles
Pectoralis Major Serratus Anterior External Oblique Rectus Abdominus Internal Oblique External intercostal Pectoralis Minor Internal Intercostal Transverse Abdominus Transverse Thoracis Digastric (hard to see) Omohyoid