L 15 to 21 - MSK Flashcards
Spinal muscles
Extensors:
- spino-transverse system (erector spinae)
- intrinsic spinal muscles (also R)
Flexion:
- external oblique (also R)
- rectus abdominus
- internal oblique (also R)
- iliopsoas (sit up)
Rotation:
- transverso-spinal system
Vertebral ligaments
- anterior longitudinal
- posterior longitudinal
- ligamentum flavum
- interspinous
- supraspinous
Scapular muscles
Elevation (E), Depression (D), Retraction (R), Protraction (P), Upwards rotation (UR), Downwards rotation (DR)
- trapezius (E, R, D)
- rhomboid major and minor (R, E, DR)
- levator scapulae (E, DR)
- pectoralis minor (D, DR, P)
- serratus anterior (D, P, UR)
hyperabduction: lower trapezius
Shoulder muscles
- deltoid (F, E, AB)
- pectoralis major (F, AD)
- teres major (E, AD)
- latissimus dorsi (E, AD)
- triceps (E)
- supraspinatus (AB)
- trapezius (AB)
- teres minor (rotation)
Elbow muscles
- biceps brachii (Flexion)
- biceps tendon (supination)
- bicipital aponeurosis (flexion)
- triceps (Extension)
Forearm muscles (wrist movement)
- pronator teres and quadratus (Pronation)
- supinator and biceps brachii (Supination)
- extensor carpi radialis (AB, E)
- *extensor digitorum (fingers)
- extensor carpi ulnaris (AD, E)
- flexor carpi radialis (AB, F)
- palmaris longus (F)
- *flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus
- flexor carpi ulnaris (AD, F)
Golfer’s elbow
damage to tendons at medial epicondyle of humerus
Tennis elbow
damage to tendons at lateral epicondyle of humerus
tunnel syndromes
guyons tunnel - ulnar n.
cubital tunnel - ulnar n. - claw hand (can’t extend 4&5)
carpal tunnel - median n. - pain due to flexion
Hand muscles
Thumb:
- extensor pollicis longus and brevis
- abductor pollicis (extend)
- flexor pollicis longus and brevis
- opponens pollicis (opposition)
Fingers:
- extensor digitorum
- flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus
- lumbricals (flex)
- dorsal interossei (AB)
- palmar interossei (AD)
- opponens digiti (opposition)
Pelvic muscles
- pelvic floor muscles
- piriformis muscle (inflammation of this muscle can compress sciatic nerve)
Hip muscles
- iliacus and psoas (iliopsoas) (F)
- sartorius (F)
- rectus femoris (F)
- adductor group (AD) - obturator
- gracilis (AD)
- tensor fascia lata (AB) - sup. gluteal
- gluteus medius and minimus (AB) - sup. gluteal
- gluteus maximus (AB, E) - inf. gluteal
- biceps femoris (E)
- semitendinosus (E)
- semimembranosus (E)
Shoulder Ligaments
- acromioclavicular
- coracoacromio
- coracoclavicular
Elbow ligaments
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Pelvis ligaments
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous