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what elevates the scapula at the pectoral girdle?

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levator scapulae, trapezius (upper part)

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what is the action and innervation of the levator scapulae?

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elevation and downward/medial rotation (during adduction) of scapula

dorsal scapular (C4, 5)

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what is the action and innervation of the trapezius muscle?

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upper part: scapular elevation and upward/lateral rotation during abduction
middle part: scapular retraction
lower part: scapular depression and upward/lateral rotation during abduction

accessory nerve (CXI from C1-5)

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what muscles depress the scapula at the pectoral girdle?

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pectoralis minor, lower part of trapezius, latissimus dorsi

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what is the action and innervation of the pectoralis minor?

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protracts the scapula, depresses the scapula, stabilizes the scapula against the thoracic wall

medial pectoral (C7, C8)… lateral pectoral innervates the clavicular head (C5-7)

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what is the action and innervation of the latissimus dorsi?

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powerful adduction, extension, and medial rotation of the arm and depression of the scapula

thoracodorsal (C6-8)

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what muscles protract the scapula?

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serratus anterior, pectoralis minor

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what is the action and innervation of the serratus anterior?

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protracts and laterally rotates scapula (during abduction) and stabilizes the medial border of the scapula against the thoracic wall

long thoracic (C5-7)

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what muscles retract the scapula?

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rhomboid major and minor, trapezius middle fibers

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what is the action and innervation of the rhomboids?

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scapula retraction and medially rotate scapula in adduction

dorsal scapular (C5)

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what muscles laterally rotate the scapula (in abduction)?

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serratus anterior (lower half), trapezius upper and lower parts

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what muscles medially rotate the scapula (in adduction)?

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rhomboid major and minor and levator scapulae

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what muscles flex the humerus?

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pectoralis minor (clavicular head), deltoid (clavicular part), biceps (short head), coracobrachialis

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what is the action and innervation of the deltoid?

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clavicular part: flexes humerus, medially rotates scapula in adduction
posterior fibers: extend humerus, laterally rotate scapula in abduction
middle fibers: abduct humerus

(flex, extend or abduct the arm)

axillary nerve (C5-7)

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what is the action and innervation of the biceps brachii?

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flexion of the arm, flexion and supination at the elbow joint

musculocutaneous nerve

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what is the action and innervation of the coracobrachalis?

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flexion of the arm

musculocutaneous nerve

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what muscles extend the humerus?

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deltoid (posterior fibers), latissimus dorsi, teres minor

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what is the action and innervation of the teres major?

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medially rotates and adducts the arm, stabilizes shhoulder joint

lower subscapular nerve (C5-6)

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what muscles abduct the humerus?

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deltoid (middle fibers), supraspinatus

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what is the action and innervation of the supraspinatus?

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abducts arm and stabilizes shoulder joints

suprascapular nerve

(SITS and AEI)

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what muscles adduct the humerus?

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pectoralis major (sternocostal part), latissimus dorsi, teres major

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what is the action and innervation of the pectoralis major?

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laterally rotates and protracts the scapula, can adduct the humerus at the sternocostal part

long thoracic nerve, medial and lateral pectoral

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what muscles laterally rotate scapula to allow abduction of the humerus?

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deltoid (posterior fiber), infraspinatus, teres minor

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what is the action and innervation of the infraspinatus?

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laterally rotates arm and stabilizes shoulder joint

suprascapular nerve (C5,6)

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what is the action and innervation of the teres minor?
laterally rotates arm and stabilizes shoulder joint axillary nerve (C5, 6)
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what muscles medially rotate scapula to allow adduction of the humerus?
pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, deltoid (clavicular part), teres major, subscapularis
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what is the action and innervation of the subscapularis?
medially rotates arm and stabilizes shoulder joint upper and lower subscapular nerves (C5, 6)
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what muscles flex the ulna and radius?
brachialis, biceps brachii, brachioradialis
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what is the action and innervation of the brachialis?
flexes elbow musculocutaneous nerve (C5,6) , small supply from radial (C7)
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what is the action and innervation of the biceps brachii?
supinates forearm, flexes elbow, weakly flexes shoulder musculocutaneous nerve (C5,6)
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what is the action and innervation of the brachioradialis?
flexes the arm at the elbow and brings forearm into mid-prone position radial nerve (C5, 6)
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what muscles extend the ulna and radius?
triceps brachii
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what is the action and innervation of the triceps brachii?
posterior compartment muscle; major extensor of the arm and forearm long head stabilizes shoulder joint, medial head retracts capsule of elbow joint on extension radial nerve (C7,8)
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what muscles pronate the arm (radius over ulna)?
*palm down pronator teres, pronator quadratus
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what is the action and innervation of the pronator teres?
pronates arm and flexes elbow median nerve (C6, 7)
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what is the action and innervation of the pronator quadratus?
pronates forearm and maintains ulna and radius opposed anterior interosseous nerve (C8) from median nerve
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what muscles supinate the arm (radius returns to anatomic position)?
supinator, biceps brachii
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what is the action and innervation of the supinator?
supinates the forearm (only acts alone when elbow is extended) posterior interosseous nerve (deep branch of radial nerve)
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what muscles flex the hand at the wrist?
flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis
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what is the action and innervation of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
flexes and adducts wrist; fixes pisiform during action of hypothenar muscles ulnar nerve (C8)
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what is the action and innervation of the flexor carpi radialis?
flexes and abducts the wrist median nerve (C6,7)
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what muscles extend the hand at the wrist?
extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor radialis brevis
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what is the action and innervation of the extensor carpi ulnaris?
extends and adducts the hand at the wrist posterior interosseous (from deep branch of radial nerve)
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what is the action and innervation of the extensor radialis longus?
extends and abducts hand at wrist radial nerve
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what is the action and innervation of the extensor radialis brevis?
extends and abducts hand at wrist posterior interosseous (from deep branch of radial nerve)
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what muscles abduct/radially deviate the hand at the wrist?
extensor carpi radialis longus/brevis, flexor carpi radialis
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what muscles adduct/ulnar deviate the hand at the wrist?
flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris
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what muscles flex the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints?
lumbricals, interossei
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what are the actions and innervations of the lumbricals?
lumbricals have origins from flexor digitorum muscles - 1st and 2nd attach to index and middle finger and are innervated by the median nerve - 3rd and 4th attach to ring and little finger and are innervated by the ulnar nerve lumbricals pass anterior to MP joint and flex there, but insert into expanded part of extensor digitorum tendon so extend at proximal and distal interphalangeal joints
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what is the action and innervation of the interossei muscles?
4 dorsal: abduct fingers at MP joints 3 palmar: adduct index, ring, and little finger (*DAB PAD) all interossei innervated by deep branch ulnar nerve
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does the thumb need its own palmar interossei? dorsal interrossei?
no because it has its own adductor pollicis and abductor pollicis longus/brevis
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does the little finger need its own dorsal interossei?
no because it has its own abductor digiti minimi
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why does the middle finger not have its own palmar interossei?
origin of adduction is from the middle finger, so it cannot adduct from itself therefore doesn't need its own palmar interossei muscle
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what muscles flex the MP of the little finger?
flexor digiti minimi
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what is the action and innervation of the flexor digiti minimi?
flexes MP of little finger deep branch of ulnar nerve
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what muscles flex at the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers?
flexor digitorum superificialis, lumbricals
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what is the action and innervation of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
flexes PIP joints and secondarily MP joints and wrist median nerve
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what muscles flex at the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers?
flexor digitorum profundus
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what is the action and innervation of the flexor digitorum profundus?
flexes DIP joints and secondarily flexes PIP, MP, and wrist to index and middle: median (anterior interosseous nerve) to ring and little: deep branch of ulnar
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what muscles extend fingers at MP joint?
extensor digitorum
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what muscles extend index finger?
extensor indicis
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what muscles extend little finger?
extensor digiti minimi
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what muscles extend fingers at IP joints?
lumbricals and interossei
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what is the action and innervation of the extensor digitorum?
extends all joints of fingers posterior interrossei (deep radial branch)
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what is the action and innervation of the extensor indicis?
extends all joints of index finger posterior interossei (deep radial branch)
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what is the action and innervation of the extensor digiti minimi?
extends all joints of the little finger posterior interossei (deep radial branch)
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what muscles abduct at the MP joints?
dorsal interossei and abductor digiti minimi
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what is the action and innveration of the abductor digiti minimi?
abducts little finger at MP joint deep branch of ulnar nerve
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what muscles adduct at MP joints of all fingers, except middle?
palmar interossei
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what muscles oppose the little finger?
opponens digiti minimi
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what are the actions and innervations of the opponens digiti minimi?
opposes (flexes and laterally rotates) carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the little finger deep branch of ulnar nerve
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what muscles flex all joints of thumb, especially IP joint? what is its innervation?
flexor pollicis longus median (anterior interosseous)
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what muscles flex thumb at MP joint? what is its innervation?
flexor pollicis brevis median (recurrent branch)
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what muscles extend thumb at all joints? what is its innervation?
extensor pollicis longus deep radial branch
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what muscles extend thumb at MP joint? what is its innervation?
extensor pollicis brevis deep radial branch
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what muscles abduct the thumb? what are its innervations?
abductor pollicis longus: deep branch of radial nerve | abductor pollicis brevis: medial (recurrent branch)
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what muscles adduct the thumb? what is its innervation?
adductor pollicis ulnar (deep branch)
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what muscle opposes the thumb? what is its innervation?
opponens pollicis median (recurrent branch)
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the intrinsic muscles of the hand are all innervated by the __ nerve except the three thenar muscles and two lateral lumbricals, which are innervated by the __ nerve.
ulnar nerve | median nerve
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what are the muscles of the thenar compartment? what is their innervation?
abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis "OAF" recurrent branch of median nerve
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what are the muscles of the hypothenar compartment? what is their innervation?
abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, opponens digiti minimi "OAF" deep branch of ulnar nerve

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