4 Steps to Remember Muscle Origins and Insertions

4 Steps to Remember Muscle Origins and Insertions

Origins and Insertions are undoubtedly the areas that most learners struggle with when revising for their anatomy and physiology exams!
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You need to know 26 muscles for the Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology Exam and 50 for the Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology Exam. That is quite a lot of information to learn, especially if you think you need to know 5 things or each muscle:

the location,
the origin,
the insertion,
the joints crossed,
the joint action created during concentric contraction
That could be as much as 250 pieces of information that you’d need to learn just about muscles, within the Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology Exam.

If you attempt to learn this without a system, there will be chaos and your brain will struggle to “file” the information correctly.

Here at Parallel Coaching, we use a 4 step process to simplify the learning of each muscle…
Click the link to download an infographic that you can print out and put with your revision notes or stick it to your wall.

Use this as a sequence to follow for each muscle… follow all 4 steps in order – and MAKE SURE YOU DONT LEAVE OUT STEP ONE

Scheduling time to do the revision and remember the muscles of the body is the most important part. Splitting up the muscles into small chunks gives your brain time to assimilate everything you have learned.

Read more about this on today's blog and download the infographic here:

These 4 steps will make it easier to remember the muscles for your Level 3 anatomy and physiology exam

1. Get a good Clear Picture of the muscle.
You need a clear image of the muscle that you are learning. I have grabbed this one from Google. However, this is covered in detail inside our Revision Bootcamp, teaching you everything you need to know about the muscles.

2. Work out the Origin and Insertions in YOUR WORDS

The origin is the fixed point, and the insertion is the point that moves. For peripheral muscles, the origin is the attachment that is closest to the heart. (However, for core and torso muscles this is not always the case)

3. Check Your Notes to Confirm
Use our revision bootcamps, to check that you have learned the correct information, and to get the official terminology of that muscles attachments.

4. Memorize the Picture
Look at the image for a while and commit it to memory. Allow yourself time to really look at the image, all the while thinking about the origin and insertion in your words.

BONUS TIP: it can also help to physically touch that muscle on your body so you can feel where the muscle originates and inserts.
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Hayley @ Parallel Coaching
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[leamarye]

“Leave yourself plenty of time.”
My exam is tomorrow 🥲

[mahnoorhosseini]

I have an exam in like TWO HOURS. And here I am, trying to learn muscles 😆😂

[saronhaile]

this is me actually trying to learn everything in last minute

[bradleymiller]

Things helping me is that I no longer speak in everyday language. I no longer talk about my wrist, head, or heel. I complain about my calcaneus, carpals, and cephalic regions hurting. It's helping me really grab it all by the testicles.

[justinmawi]

You have no idea how much help this has been 😭 thank you so very much ♥

[angiebuckles]

I just specifically Googled how to easily remember origins and insertions. This video popped up. So, I am going to give it a shot. I have a lab exam tomorrow. Thankfully, there are only about 40 muscles we needed to know the A, O, I for this exam. But still...the extra help is necessary. Thank you. :-)

[nataliebray]

This helped me so much for my anatomy practical thank you so much! I was struggling to just memorize the origin, insertion, action and looking at the actual picture makes so much more sense!! Thank you so much

[matthew]

thanks! awesome technique! I have a kinesiology test tomorrow, this should help

[therunworks]

Thank you for the tip Parallel Coaching, making Muscle Origins and Insertions easy to remember in the l3 exam

[uandtype]

Hi Hayley, I took my exam last week and just got a message to say I've passed. I would not have passed if I'd not watched your videos (I dream about PT PAPOT!). Thanks for the mock questions too. I shall follow your nutrition. Thanks Sandra

[IDKBRO]

Thats the cutest sounding education ive ever received.

[nicoledelmar]

Omg I love you you made it so easy for me to remember and now I will pass my mblex thanks again

[nealebergman]

4 super easy tips - thank you Parallel Coaching - Muscle Origins and Insertions are made tons easier :)

[jammiejade]

Thank you so much I really needed this visual explanation 😊

[missjewel]

Thank you. Very simple, precise and to the point.

[lorrenaelliott]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I have a milliong books and I struggle with info overload and get myself into a pickle.. This has helped to put into into perspective... I am good at learning stuff but the bit I was missing was taking the step of learning it into my own words FIRST then translating it back to into anatomical speak :D :D

[nancymccord]

Hello from South Texas, I want to thank you for the input on the four steps to memorizing and learning muscle origins and insertions. I’m a student who must take an exam for certification soon and it has been a struggle for the last four months. I’m going to put your technique to the test today and tomorrow and the next day and the next. Thank you so much. I’m now a fan.

[paullemieux]

Gnobbly bits! Hahaha. Thank you, great video!

[gracebrewer]

Very helpful for A&P I - I pinned this to Pinterest to share with others!

[charlottecavanagh]

Thank you! After 5 months I finally understand :)