Arm Flashcards
What are the muscular components of the arm?
1) anterior compartment
2) posterior compartment
What are the muscular components of the arm divided by?
intermuscular septum
What is the function of the anterior compartment of the arm?
flexion of the elbow
What supplies the innervation of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the arm?
supplied by muscular cutaneous nerve
What is the muscular cutaneous nerve a branch of?
brachial plexus
What are the muscles of anterior compartment of the arm?
1) biceps brachii
2) brachialis
O: Biceps brachii
1) long head attached to glenoid fossa
2) short head attached to coronoid process
I: Biceps brachii
radial tuberosity
F: Biceps brachii
1) flexion of elbow
2) prime mover for supination of the forearm
N: Biceps brachii
muscular cutaneous nerve
O: Brachialis
anterior surface of humerus
I: Brachialis
ulnar tuberosity
F: Brachialis
primer mover for flexion of the elbow
N: Brachialis
muscular cutaneous nerve
What is the function of the posterior compartment of the arm?
extension of the elbow