comprehensive review muscle function Flashcards
pronator teres
forearm pronation
median nerve
flexor carpi radialis
wrist flexion in a radial direction
median nerve
flexor digitorum superficialis
median nerve
flexion of second to fifth proximal interphalangeal joint
flexor digitorum profundus
flexion of distal interphalangeal joint of second and part of third digit
flexor pollicis longus
flexion of distal phalanx of thumb
pronator quadratus
forearm pronation (best tested with forearm fully flexed to reduce action of pronator teres)
abductor pollicis brevis
thumb abduction (palmar abduction away from plane of palm)
flexor pollicis brevis
thumb flexion at metacarpophalangeal joint
opponens pollicis
thumb opposition
first and second lumbricals
extension of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second and third digit
tensor fasciae latae
thigh abduction with the hip flexed
gluteus medius and minimus
thigh abduction with the hip extended
gluteus maximus
thigh extension
iliacus
hip flexion
psoas major
hip flexion
quadriceps
knee extension
sartorius
thigh abduction, flexion, and external rotation
adductor brevis
thigh adduction
adductor longus
thigh adduction
adductor magnus
thigh adduction
tibialis anterior
foot dorsiflexion
extensor hallucis
first toe extension