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. 2018 Apr 1;2018:3934698. doi: 10.1155/2018/3934698

Table 2.

Acronyms of human full-body muscles.

Acronym Muscle
ADD Adductor magnus
AL Adductor longus
ANC Anconeus
BB Biceps brachii
BBm Biceps brachii (medius)
BBl Biceps brachii (long head)
BFlh Biceps femoris (long head)
BR Brachialis
BRD Brachioradialis
DELTa Deltoideus (anterior)
DELTm Deltoideus (medius)
DELTp Deltoideus (posterior)
ECR Extensor carpi radialis
EDC Extensor digitorum communis
ECU Extensor carpi ulnaris
EDL Extensor digitorum longus
EO External oblique
ES Erector spinae
ESC Erector spinae cervical region
ESL Erector spinae lumbar region
EST Erector spinae thoracic region
FCR Flexor carpi radialis
FCU Flexor carpi ulnaris
FD Flexor digitorum
FDI First dorsal interosseous
FDS Flexor digitorum superficialis
GL Gastrocnemius lateralis
GLUmax Gluteus maximus
GLUmed Gluteus medius
GM Gastrocnemius medialis
I Iliocostalis
IS Infraspinatus
L Longissimus
LD Latissimus dorsi
PL Peroneus longus
PM Pectoralis major
PMc Pectoralis major (clavicular)
PRO Pronator teres
RA Rectus abdominis
RF Rectus femoris
RMaj Rhomboid major
SCM Sternocleidomastoid
SEMT Semitendinosus
SM Semimembranosus
SOL Soleus
SS Supraspinatus
SUP Supinator
T Trapezius
TA Tibialis anterior
TB Triceps brachii
TBl Triceps brachii (long head)
TBlat Triceps (lateral head)
TFL Tensor fasciae latae
TI Trapezius inferior
TM Trapezius medius
TMaj Teres major
TU Trapezius upper
VL Vastus lateralis
VM Vastus medialis