Muscle Movements Flashcards
what muscle flexes the shoulder and adduction of arm?
Pectoralis Major
what muscle extends the shoulder and does adduction and medial rotation of arm?
Latissimus Dorsi
what muscle is used when abduction of shoulder is performed?
Deltoid
muscles that contracts to keep the head of the scapula in glenoid. List them
Rotator cuff: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis
list the muscles involved in flexing your elbow
Anterior arm: Biceps Brachii, Brachialis, Coracobrachialis
what muscles are involved in extending your elbow, supination of forearm?
Posterior arm: Triceps Brachii
For the Anterior Compartment Forearm, what are they and what movement are you able to do with these muscles?
-Supinates forearm
-Flexes the Wrist and Fingers
Posterior Compartment Forearm
-Pronator Teres, Pronator Quadratus
-Extensors
-Pronates Forearm
-Extends Wrist and Fingers
what muscle involves in the flexion of elbow?
Lateral Forearm: Brachioradialis
what muscles involves with flexing the hip?
Anterior Hip
-Iliacus
-Psoas Major
what muscle involves in extension of hip, abduction and lateral rotation of the thigh?
Gluteus Maximus
what muscle is involved in abduction and medial rotation of thigh?
Gluteus Minimus and Gluteus Medius
what muscles are involved in extending the knee and flexing the hip?
Anterior Thigh:
-Quadriceps Femoris: Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, Rectus Femoris
what muscles flexes the hip and knee and does a lateral rotation of thigh?
Anterior Thigh:
-Sartorius
what muscles involves in flexing the knee and extension of the hip?
Posterior Thigh
-Hamstrings:
-Biceps Femoris
-Semimembranosus
-Semitendinosus
