Actions Flashcards
Deltoid - anterior part
-Flexion at shoulder
-Medial rotation at shoulder
Deltoid - middle part
-Abduction at shoulder
Deltoid - posterior part
-Extension at shoulder
-Lateral rotation at shoulder
Teres major
-Stabilize shoulder
-Adduction at shoulder
-Medial rotation at shoulder
-Extension of humerus from flexed position
Infraspinatus
-Lateral rotation at shoulder
Supraspinatus
-Abduction at shoulder
-Stabilize shoulder
Subscapularis
-Medial rotation at shoulder
-Stabilize shoulder
Teres minor
-Lateral rotation at shoulder
-Stabilize shoulder
Triceps brachii - long head + lateral head + medial head
-Extension at elbow joint
-extension at shoulder joint (long head)
Biceps brachii - long head + short head
-Flexion at shoulder
-Supination of forearm
-Stabilize shoulder and elbow
-Flexion at elbow joint
Coracobrachialis
-Stabilize shoulder
-Flexion at shoulder
-Adduction at shoulder
Brachialis
-Flexion at elbow joint (boss)
Rectus femoris
-Flexion at hip
-Extension at knee
Vastus lateralis
-Extension at knee
Vastus medialis
-Extension at knee
Vastus intermedius
-Extension at knee
Psoas major and Iliacus
Unilateral contraction:
-flexion at hip
-lateral rotation at hip
Bilateral contraction:
-flexion of trunk when thigh is in a fixed position
-posture
Pectineus
-Flexion at hip
-Adduction at hip
-Rotation of femur
Sartorius
-Flexion at hip
-Abduction at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Small medial rotation at knee
Gracilis
-Adduction at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Small medial rotation at knee
Adductor longus
-Adduction at hip
Adductor brevis
-Adduction at hip
Adductor magnus - adductor part
-Flexion at hip
-Adduction at hip
Adductor magnus - hamstring part
-Extension at hip
Obturator externus
-Lateral rotation at hip
-Stabilizes hip joint
Biceps femoris - long head
-Extension at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Lateral rotation of knee
Biceps femoris - short head
-Flexion at knee
Semimembranosus
-Extension at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Small medial rotation of knee
Semitendinosus
-Extension at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Small medial rotation of knee
Pronator teres
-pronation of forearm
-flexion of forearm
Flexor carpi radialis
-flexion of forearm
-flexion of hand
-abduction of hand
Palmaris longus
-flexion of forearm
-flexion of hand
-tenses palmar aponeurosis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
-flexion of forearm
-flexion of hand
-adduction of hand
Flexor digitorum superficilis
-flexion of forearm
-flexion of hand
-flexion at the metacarpal joints of digits 2-5
-flexion at the proximal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5