muscle categories Flashcards
elbow flexors (3)
biceps brachii
brachialis
brachioradialis
biceps brachii o/i
O: supraglenoid tubercle, coracoid process
I: radial tuberosity
elbow extensors
triceps brachii
anconeus
triceps brachii o/i
O: infraglenoid tubercle, post humerus
I: olecranon process
Rotator Cuff muscles (4)
infraspinatus
teres minor
supraspinatus
subscapularis
lateral rotators of the humerus (2)
infraspinatus
teres minor
abductor of the humerus (1)
supraspinatus
medial rotator of the humerus (1)
subscapularis
muscles acting at the shoulder (5)
coracobrachialis
pectoralis major
lattissimus dorsi
teres major
deltoid
shoulder ADDuctors/Flexors (2)
coracobrachialis
pectoralis major
shoulder ADDuctors/extensors (2)
latissimus dorsi
teres major
shoulder ABDuctor (1)
deltoid (can also flex and extend the shoulder)
knee extensors (4)
vastus lateralis
rectus femoris
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius
Knee flexors (3)
semitendinosus
semimembranosus
biceps femoris
common insertion of knee extensors
tibial tuberosity