Muscle Locations (1)

Head & Face, Neck & Back, Shoulder & Chest

This muscle covers your forehead and the back of your skull; it raises your eyebrows and wrinkles your forehead.

Epicranius (Frontalis and Occipitalis)

This muscle closes your jaw for chewing; it’s located at the side of your face near the cheekbone.

Masseter

This muscle helps you chew and is located above the ear on the side of your head.

Temporalis

This circular muscle surrounds your eye and allows you to blink and close your eyes.

Orbicularis oculi

This circular muscle surrounds your mouth and allows you to close your lips and pucker.

Orbicularis oris

This cheek muscle helps you blow, whistle, or hold food between teeth while chewing.

Buccinator

This thin sheet of muscle on your neck pulls the corners of your mouth downward.

Platysma

This muscle runs along the side of your neck; it rotates and flexes the head.

Sternocleidomastoid

This broad, triangular muscle covers your upper back and neck; it elevates and retracts the scapula.

Trapezius

This muscle is deep to the trapezius and elevates the scapula.

Levator scapulae

These muscles connect the spine to the scapula and retract the shoulder blades.

Rhomboid major

This large, flat muscle covers the lower back and sides; it extends and adducts the arm.

Latissimus dorsi

This muscle is located on the back of the neck; it extends and rotates the head.

Splenius capitis

This muscle covers the top of your shoulder; it lifts your arm to the front, side, and back.

Deltoid

This broad chest muscle brings the arm forward and across the body.

Pectoralis major

This muscle lies deep to the pectoralis major and pulls the scapula forward (used in punching).

Serratus anterior

This small muscle helps stabilize the shoulder blade and is located deep to the scapula.

Subscapularis

This muscle is above the scapular spine and assists in abducting the arm.

Supraspinatus

This muscle lies below the scapular spine and helps rotate the arm laterally.

Infraspinatus