Muscles 2 Flashcards
Identify the muscle:
rotates the arm laterally
Teres minor
Identify the muscle:
extends, medially rotates, and adducts the arm
Teres major
Identify the muscle:
* abducts humerus
* stabilizes shoulder joint
Supraspinatus
Identify the muscle:
* lateral rotation of humerus
* helps hold head of humerus in glenoid cavity
Infraspinatus
Identify the muscle:
flexes vertebral column and compresses abdomen
Rectus abdominis
Identify the muscle (1 of 2):
* compresses abdomen
* moves vertebral column laterally
External oblique
Identify the muscle (2 of 2):
* compressses abdomen
* moves vertebral column laterally
Internal oblique
Identify the muscle:
compresses abdomen
Transverse abdominis
Identify the muscle:
* extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm
* depresses scapula
Latissimus dorsi
Identify the muscle:
flexes and adducts arm
Coracobrachialis
Identify the muscle:
* abducts arm
* flexes, extends, and rotates humerus
Deltoid
Identify the muscle:
extends forearm
Triceps brachii
Identify the muscle:
flexes and supinates forearm
Biceps brachii
Identify the muscle (1 of 2):
flexes forearm
Brachialis
Identify the muscle (2 of 2):
flexes forearm
Brachioradialis