MSK - Muscles UE Flashcards
Upper Trap
Action: shrug, scap up rotation
Nerves: CN 11
Pec major+minor
Action: sh horiz add
Nerves: med & lat pectoral (C5-T1)
Pec minor
Action: scap down rotation
Nerves: med pectoral (C8-T1)
Serratus anterior
Action: scap protract & up rot
Nerves: Long thoracic (C5-7)
Levator scap
Action: scap elev + down rot
Nerves: dorsal scapular (C5)
Rhomboids
Action: scap add, elev, & down rot
Nerves: dorsal scapular (C4-5)
Supraspinatus
Action: sh abd
Nerves: suprascapular (C5-6)
Infraspinatus
Action: sh ER
Nerves: suprascapular (C5-6)
Deltoid
Action: sh abd, flex, ext
Nerves: axillary (C5-6)
Teres minor
Action: sh ER
Nerves: axillary (C5-6)
Biceps brachii
Action: elbow flex & sup
Nerves: musculocutaneous (C5-6)
Muscles involved in shoulder IR+add
Lat dorsi
Teres major
Subscap
Pec major
Coracobrachialis
Action: sh flex + add
Nerves: musculocutaneous (C5-7)
Brachialis
Action: elbow flex
Nerves: musculocutaneous (C5-6)
FDP (ulnar)
Action: DIP flex (4th & 5th)
Nerves: ulnar (C8-T1)
FCU
Action: wrist flex (ulnar)
Nerves: ulnar (C7-T1)
Adductor Pollicis
Action: thumb add
Nerves: ulnar (C8-T1)