muscles Flashcards
anterior muscles
primarily flexion and pronation
anterior muscles
Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis
Pronator teres
Pronator quadratus
posterior muscles
primarily extension and supination
posterior muscles
Triceps brachii
Anconeus
Supinator
Biceps brachii insertion
Long Head runs in intertubercular groove and inserts above Glenoid Fossa
Short Head inserts on Coracoid Process
Brachialis insertion
Sits directly beneath Biceps
Brachioradialis insertion
Inserts on distal end of Radius
Biceps Brachii Muscle motion
elbow flexion
forearm supination
shoulder horizontal adduction
shoulder flexion
shoulder abduction when externally rotated
Brachialis Muscle motion
pure elbow flexion
Brachioradialis Muscle motion
neutralizer?
flexion of elbow
Triceps brachii origin and insertion
Medial, Lateral, and Long Head
Long head comes off below Glenoid Fossa of Scapula
All 3 insert on the Olecranon Process of Ulna
triceps brachii motion
elbow extension
Anconeus Muscle motion
elbow extension
Pronator teres insertions
Proximal R-U joint
Medial, Anterior Surface
Pronator quadratus insertions
Distal R-U joint
Floor of Carpal Tunnel
More powerful