Lecture 8: Appendicular Musculature Flashcards
What kind of nerves are the appendicular musculature innervated by?
Spinal nerves
What organization do Appendicular nerves go through?
They form Plexuses
Which nerve plexus serves the upper limbs?
Brachial Plexus
Which Nerve Plexus serves the lower limbs?
Lumbosacral plexus
Which appendicular nerve is the only nerve not innervated Spinal nerve?
The trapezius
What do the Anterior components of appendicular muscular do?
Help with flexion
What do the Posterior component of muscles help with?
Extension
What is each compartment associated with?
One nerve
What are the two Girdles?
- Pectoral
* Pelvic
What are the 3 characteristics of Appendicular Musculature?
- Innervation by spinal nerves
- Attachments on axial and appendicular skeleton
- Movement through muscle contraction
What innervates the upper limbs?
The Brachial Plexus
What kind of nerve innervates the trapezius?
Cranial nerve
What are the 4 major muscle groups of the Upper limbs?
- Shoulder (Pectoral girdle)
- Arm
- Forearm
- Hand
What is interesting about the Scalpua?
It is a free floating bone and is able to move separately from the arm
What are the major characteristics of the Upper Limb Musculature?
- Innervated by the brachial plexus
* Four major muscle groups
What are the major functions of upper limb musculature?
- Mobility
* Reaching, throwing, grasping, manipulating
Where does the Scapula lie?
Flat on the Thoracic cage
What is the movement of the Scapula when you go to hug someone?
Protraction
What is the movement of the Scapula when you bring it closer to the spinal column?
Retraction
Why is the arm able to go even higher?
The scapula rotates and and allows the clavicle and the chromium to rotate
What is needed to rotate the arm all the way up?
Rotation of the Scapula
What movement allows us to Shrug?
Elevation of the Scalpula
What are the 4 muscles that move the Pectoral Girdle?
Trapezius
Levator Scapulae
Rhomboids
Serratus Anterior
Where does the Trapezius attach?
Occipital and spinous processes to clavicle and scapular spine
What is the organization of the Trapezius muscles and how do the movements work?
It has fibers that are going up, horizontal and down. Depending on which fibre is contracting it creates different movement
What occurs when the upper muscles of the Trapezius contract?
The scapula is elevated
What occurs when the lowers muscle of the Trapezius contract?
The scapula is depressed
What occurs when the horizontal muscles of the Trapezius contract?
The scapula is Retracted
What three movements can the Trapezius produce?
Elevation, Retraction and Depression of the Scapula
What 4 muscles move the Pectoral Girdle?
- Trapezius
- Levator Scapulae
- Rhomboids
- Serratus Anterior
What is the function of the Levator Scapulae?
Elevates the Scapula
Where does the Levator Scapulae attch?
Transverse process to superior vertebral border of the Scapula
Which pairs muscles of the pectoral girdle serve the same function?
- Levator Scapulae and upper muscles of the Trapezius
* Rhomboids and horizontal muscles of the Trapezius
Where do Rhomboids attach?
Spinous processes to vertebral border of scapula
What is the function of the Rhomboids?
Retract the Scapula
Where does the Serratus anterior attache?
Ribs to vertebral border of scapula (anterior surface)
What is the function of the Serratus anterior?
Protraction of scapula
What is needed for full abduction of the arm?
The glenoid cavity attached to the scapula must go up
What muscles are needed for the full abduction of the arm and what occurs?
Scapula goes up
•Lower Trapezius
•Upper Trapezius
•Serratus anterior
What are the function of the Pectoralis minor?
- Depresses and protracts the scapula
* Elevates ribs
Where does the Pectoralis minor attach?
Coracoid process to ribs
What muscles are used for adduction of the arm and what happens?
The scapula rotates downward
•Levator scapulae
•Rhomboids
•Pectoralis minor
What muscles move the arm at the shoulder?
- Pectoralis major
- Deltoidus
- Subscapularis
- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres major
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor
Where does the Pectoralis Major attach?
Ribs/Sternum, clavicle, lateral side of the intertubercular sulcus
What is the function of the Pectoralis Major?
Arm abductor
Flexor and medial rotator
Where does the Deltoidus connect?
Clavicle and scapular spine to deltoid tuberosity?
What is the function of the Anterior part Deltoidus?
- Major arm abductor
* Arm flexion and medial rotator
What is the major arm abductor?
Deltoideus
What is the only thin the Deltoideus can’t do?
Adduct
What is the function of the Subscapularis?
Medial arm rotator
Where does the Subscapularis attach?
Fossa to the lesser tubercle
What are the major functions of the posterior part of the Deltoideus?
- Arm abductor
* Arm Extensor and Lateral Rotator
Where does the Latissimus dorsi attach?
•Spinous processes, ribs, iliac crest to intertubercular sulcus
What is the function of the Latissimus Dorsi?
- Arm retraction
* Arm extensor and adductor and medial rotator
What is the function of the Teres Major?
•Arm extensor and medial rotator
What does the Teres Major assist?
The Latissimus Dorsi