This project is designed to help you learn the location of some of the human muscles, both SUPERFICIAL and DEEP. Make sure you follow the directions carefully.

1. Your instructor will give you a DUE DATE, tell you how the project will be graded, and how much of your grade the project will be worth.
   
   
2. Find picture of human displaying their muscles. DO NOT USE LINE PICTURES OR PICTURES OF CADAVERS. You may download pictures from the Internet, but make sure they clearly show the muscle. If in doubt don't use it. You may not copy or use any of Professor Hochbaum's or Kleinelp's CD pictures.
   
   
3. Choose pictures that CLEARLY ILLUSTRATE the muscle. This means the muscle will be its CONTRACTED state. For example, the Orbicularis oris , a muscle around the mouth , is visible only when your lips are "PUCKERED" or "KISSING". This muscle is often referred to as the kissing muscle.The purpose of this exercise is to recognize the muscles in their natural (sometimes exaggerated) condition and position.
   
   
4. Display the muscles in a booklet form, on a poster board, using construction paper, or whatever format you like best. HINT: Organize the muscles into groups, e.g., arms, legs, neck region, etc. Then divide them into anterior and posterior groups. Label the muscles clearly and neatly, and make sure they are spelled properly. LABEL EACH MUSCLE ONLY ONCE. You may use as many or as few pictures as you feel necessary.
   
   
5. See the following LIST of SUPERFICIAL MUSCLES. There are 37 muscles listed. You are REQUIRED TO LABEL 25 of these. Pick the ones you can find the best pictures for. You must Number each muscle 1 - 25. Put the name of the muscle next to the number.Number in order!!! Do not skip around.
   
   
6. There is also a LIST of DEEP MUSCLES. There are 18 listed. You are REQUIRED TO LABEL 10 of these. These DEEP MUSCLES will not be visible on your human muscles pictures. You should use the labels to indicate their general location. You must number each muscle 1 - 10.Put the name of the muscle next to the number.Number in order!!! Do not skip around
   
   
7. Be sure you some method to DISTINGUISH your labels for SUPERFICIAL and DEEP muscles. For example, it you are labeling them both on the same diagram, use different color labels. Or you may want to use different pictures for superficial and deep muscles. You can do whatever makes you happy as long as your instructor can tell them apart.
   
   
8. DO NOT USE BLACK PAPER to display the muscles. DO NOT COVER THE MUSCLE PICTURES WITH PLASTIC.
   
   
9. Read the action of the muscle as described in the text and then for any 12 of these muscles describe an everyday action you do that involves this muscle, i.e. Rhomdoideus major is used when the arm is lowered against a resistance as in paddling a canoe. (You may use this one in your project!) These muscle actions should be on separate chart.

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