Learn Your Muscles

This module will introduce you to the course: Anatomy and Muscle Function.

This module covers several fundamental anatomy concepts. We'll look at how movements are described as occurring in the three planes of the body. We'll also cover directional terms to describe where things are located in the body and discuss how we describe basic movements in the body. Finally we'll take a look at types of joints in the body as well as some examples of where each type occurs.

This module covers muscle construction and function. We'll first explore what a muscle is. We'll take a look at how a muscle is constructed from the cellular level all the way to a whole muscle. We'll then explore the different ways that muscles can contract and how this affects our movement.

This module covers muscles that move the forearm. Specifically, we'll take a look at biceps brachii, brachialis, and the triceps brachii muscle.

This module covers muscles that move the scapula. Specifically, we'll cover levator scapulae, the rhomboids, trapezius, serratus anterior, and the pectoralis minor muscle.

This module covers muscles that move the shoulder joint. Specifically we'll cover the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff: supraspinatus, infraspinatus teres minor, and subscapularis. We'll also cover pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major, and the deltoid muscles.

This module covers muscles that move the knee joint. In this module we'll cover the four muscles in the quadriceps group: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis. We'll also cover the three muscles that make up the hamstrings group: Semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris

This module covers muscles that move the foot and ankle. Specifically, we'll cover tibialis anterior, fibularis (peroneus) longus, gastrocnemius, soleus

This module covers muscles that move the hip joint. We'll cover the five adductor muscles: pectineus, adductor brevis, adductor longus, gracilis, and adductor magnus. We'll take a look at the three gluteal muscles: gluteus minimus, gluteus medius, and gluteus maximus. We'll explore the six lateral rotators: piriformis, obturator internus, obturator externus, gemellus superior, gemellus inferior, and the quadratus femoris. We'll also cover the sartorius muscle and the iliopsoas muscle in this module.

This module covers muscles that move the head and neck. Specifically, we'll cover sternocleidomastoid, the scalenes, and two splenius muscles: splenius capitis and splenius cervicis.

This module covers muscles that move the head and neck. Specifically, we'll cover sternocleidomastoid, the scalenes, and two splenius muscles: splenius capitis and splenius cervicis.

This module covers the main muscles that are involved with breathing. Specifically, we'll cover the diaphragm, the external intercostals and the internal intercostals.