Muscles crossing the Shoulder Joint Flashcards

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Pectoralis major (PM)

A

O: clavicle, sternum, ribs 1-6, and external oblique
I: humerus

PM for shoulder adduction
flexion -> clavicular part, extension -> sternal part

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Deltoid (PM)

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O: clavicle and scapula
I: humerus

PM for arm abduction; also flexion and extension
flexion, medial rotation -> anterior fibers
extension, lateral rotation -> posterior fibers

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Latissimus dorsi (PM)

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O: iliac crest, lumbar & thoracic vertebrae, lower 3-4 ribs, and scapula
I: humerus

PM for arm extension and adduction

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Subscapularis (PM)

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O: scapula
I: humerus

PM for medial rotation

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Supraspinatus

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O: scapula
I: humerus

abduction

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Infraspinatus (PM)

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O: scapula
I: humerus

PM for lateral rotation

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Teres minor (PM)

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O: scapula
I: humerus

also PM for lateral rotation

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Teres major

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O: scapula
I: humerus

extension, medial rotation, and adduction
synergist of latissimus dorsi

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Coracobrachialis

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O: scapula
I: humerus

flexion and adduction
synergist of pectoralis major

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