Arm Flashcards
Coracobrachialis
Origin: Coracoid process
Insertion: Medial midshaft of humerus
Action: GHJ flexion, adduction
Innervation: Musculocutaneous Nerve (C5, C6)
Biceps Brachii Long Head
Origin: Supraglenoid tubercle, superior GHJ labrum
Insertion: Radial tuberosity
Action: GHJ flexion, elbow flexion, forearm supination
Innervation: Musculocutaneous Nerve (C5,C6)
Biceps Brachii Short Head
Origin: Coracoid process
Insertion: Radial tuberosity
Action: Elbow flexion, forearm supination
Innervation: Musculocutaneous Nerve (C5, C6)
Brachialis
Origin: Anterior humerus
Insertion: Ulnar tuberosity
Action: Elbow flexion
Innervation: Musculocutaneous Nerve (C5, C6)
Triceps Brachii Long Head
Origin: Infraglenoid tubercle
Insertion: Olecranon process of ulna
Action: GHJ extension, elbow extension
Innervation: Radial Nerve (C6, C7, C8)
Triceps Brachii Lateral Head
Origin: Humerus lateral and proximal to radial groove
Insertion: Olecranon process of ulna
Action: Elbow extension
Innervation: Radial Nerve (C6, C7, C8)
Triceps Brachii Medial Head
Origin: Humerus distal and medial to radial groove
Insertion: Olecranon process of ulna
Action: Elbow extension
Innervation: Radial Nerve (C6, C7, C8)
Anconeus
Origin: Lateral epicondyle of humerus
Insertion: Lateral surface of olecranon and
posterior proximal ulna
Action: Retracts joint capsule during elbow extension, abduction of ulna in pronation, posterolateral stability
Innervation: Radial nerve (C6–8)