Muscle
Innervation
Anterior Thoracic Wall
pectoralis major
lateral and median pectoral
pectoralis minor
medial pectoral
serratus anterior
"C5,C6,C7"
subclavius
"C5,C6"
external intercostal
intercostal nerves
internal intercostal
intercostal nerves
Anterior Abdominal Wall Muscles
external oblique
T7-T12
internal oblique
T8-L1
transversus abdominus
T7-L1
rectus abdominus
T6-T12
cremaster
"L1,L2"
diaphragm
phrenic (C3-C5)
Posterior Abdominal Wall Muscles
quadratus lumborum
T12-L4
psoas major
L1-L4
psoas minor
L1
Pelvic Muscles
iliacus
"L2,L3"
levator ani
"S3,S4,S5"
coccygeus
"S4,S5"
external anal sphincter
S4
obturator internus
"L5,S1"
piriformus
"S1,S2"
Perineal Muscles
deep transverse perineal
perineal branch of pudendal
urethral sphincter
"(S2,S3,S4)"
superficial transverse perineal
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ischiocavernosus
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bulbospongiosus
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Back Muscles
latissimus dorsi
"C6,C7,C8"
trapezius
"C3,C4"
rhomboid major/minor
C5
serratus posterior superior/inferior
T1-T12
erector spinae
dorsal rami of spinal nerves
transversosplinalis
dorsal rami of spinal nerves
rectus capitis posterior major/minor
suboccipital (C1)
obliquus capitis superior/inferior
suboccipital (C1)


Data originally compiled by Aaron Berger, UCLA School of Medicine. Web conversion by Jeffrey Huo, University of Michigan Medical School. Special thanks to Peter Denk, University of Michigan Medical School. Last updated December 12th, 1997