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Actions, Innervation, and Blood Supply of Muscles > Action of Upper Limb Muscles > Flashcards

Action of Upper Limb Muscles Flashcards

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Coracobrachialis Muscle

A

adducts and flexes humerus at the shoulder

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Biceps Brachii

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Supinates and flexes forearm, flexes arm

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Brachialis

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Flexes forearm at the elbow

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Triceps Brachii

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Extends forearm and arm at elbow, long head stabilizes head of humerus and extends and adducts arm at shoulder

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5
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Aconeus

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Extends forearm

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Pronator Teres

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pronates forearm

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Flexor Carpi Radialis

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Flexes and abducts hand at wrist (radial deviation)

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Palmaris Longus

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Flexes hand at wrist and tenses palmar aponeurosis

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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Flexes and adducts hand at wrist

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Flexes middle phalanx at proximal interphalangeal(PIP) joint of digits 2-5

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Flexor digitorum profundus

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Flexes distal phalanx at distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of digits 2-5

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12
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Flexor pollicis (thumb) longus

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Flexes digit 1

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Pronator quadratus

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pronates forearm

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14
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Brachioradialis

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flexes forearm

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15
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Extensor carpi radialis longus

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extend and abduct hand at wrist

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Extensor carpi radialis brevis

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Extend and abduct hand at wrist

17
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Extensor digitorum

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Extends digits 2-5 at metacarpophalangeal joint

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Extensor digit minimi

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Extends digit 5 at metacarpophalangeal joint

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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

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Extends and adducts hand at wrist

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Supinator

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supinates forearm

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Abductor pollicis longus

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abducts thumb

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Extensor pollicis brevis

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extends proximal phalanx of thumb at metacarpophalangeal joint

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Extensor pollicis longus

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extends distal phalanx of thumb

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Extensor indicis

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extends digit 2

25
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Abductor Pollicis Brevis

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Abducts Thumb

26
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Flexor Pollicis Brevis

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Flexes thumb

27
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Opponens Pollicis

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Opposes thumb

28
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Lumbricals

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Flex MCP joints, extend IP joints of digits 2-5

29
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Abductor Digiti Minimi

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Abducts digit 5

30
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Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis

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Flexes Proximal Phalanx of Digit 5

31
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Opponens Digiti Minimi

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Opposes 5th digit to thumb

32
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Adductor Pollicis Muscle

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Adducts thumb

33
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Dorsal Interosseous Muscles (4)

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Abducts digits 2-4

34
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Palmar Interossei Muscles (3)

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Adducts digits 2,4,5

Actions, Innervation, and Blood Supply of Muscles (14 decks)

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