This is the back rendering of the clay manikin depicting the muscle structure. The top muscle closest to the bottom of the neck is the Trapezius and functions by allowing the shoulders to move up and contract inwards towards the neck. The muscle to the side of it on the shoulder is the Deltoid. It allows the arm to be contracted towards the back and also allows the elbow to extend outward. Between the Deltoid and the Trapezius are the Teres Major and Teres Minor muscles with are anchored around the shoudler blade and allow for the more complex shoudler functions. Below these this group of muscles is the Latissimus Dorsi. It leads down into the lower back and connects at the bottom of the spine. This muscle group allows for lower back functions such as lifting. To the side of this muscle group just above the Glutius Maximus (the main muscle composing the butt cheek) is the Glutius Medius and allows for certain lower twisting motions of the torso and lower back in connection with the rest of the Glutius muscles.
Below this muslce group and back towards the spinal column is the Glutius Maximus which allows for lifting motion with the back and legs while protecting the pelvic region.

While I was making this model, I found that it was difficult to always follow the path of the muslces in three dimensions since the pictures were a flat two dimensional depiction of the muslce structure. I also wondered about the formation of muscles within the main groups and where the difference in sections were exactly. I also had some difficulty when muscle groups followed in a similar direction and I needed to distinguish between groups. I also had difficulty with the Teres Major and Minor groups and how they interacted with the shoulder blade.

I think in the next clay assignment I will experiment more with layering smaller chunks of clay to build up a general area, since I used considerable large chunks before and did some surface carving aftrer that. TIps I would offer are to pre-cut lines into the clay with a knife before scraping the clay out, since it will curdle and bunch up when it is simply gouged out.