Muscles Groups Flashcards by Emily Stephens

Superficial anterior forearm

Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris

ALL median nerve but FCU - ulnar nerve

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Intermediate anterior forearm

Flexor digitorum superificalis

Median nerve

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Deep anterior forearm

Pronator quadratus
Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor digitorum profundus

ALL anterior interosseous branch of median nerve

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Superficial posterior forearm

Brachioradialis
Extensor carpi radialis brevis + longus
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Extensor digtiorum
Extensor digiti minimi
Anconeus

ALL radial nerve

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Deep posterior forearm

Supinator
ABductor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis longus + brevis
Extensor indicis

ALL radial nerve

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Anterior arm

Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Coracobrachialis

ALL musculacutanous nerve

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Posterior arm

Triceps brachii

Radial nerve

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Rotator cuff muscles

Subscapularis - subscapular nerve
Infraspinatus - Suprascapular nerve
Supraspinatus - Suprascapular nerve
Teres minor - axillary nerve

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Extrinsic superficial shoulder

Trapezoid - spinal accessory nerve
Latissimus Dorsi - thoracodorsal nerve

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Extrinsic deep shoulder

Levator scapulae
Rhomboid minor
Rhomboid major

ALL dorsal scapular nerve

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Intrinsic shoulder

Deltoid - axillary nerve
Teres major - lower subscapular nerve
Subscaplaris - subscaplar nerve
Supraspinatus - Suprascapular nerve
Infraspinatus - suprascapular nerve
Teres minor - axillary nerve

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Pectoral region

Pectoralis major - medial + lateral pectoral nerve
Pectoralis minor - medial pectoral nerve
Subclavius - nerve to subclavius
Serratus anterior - long thoracic nerve

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Anterior leg
medial to lateral

Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor digitorum longus

THuD

ALL deep peroneal nerve L4,5

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Lateral leg

Peroneus longus
Peroneus brevis

ALL superficial peroneal nerve L4-S1

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Superficial posterior leg

Gastrocnemius
Plantaris
Soleus

ALL tibial nerve L4-S3

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Deep posterior leg
medial to lateral

Tibialis posterior
Popliteus
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor hallucis longus

ALL tibial nerve L4-S3

Anterior thigh

Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus medialis
Rectus femoris
Satorius
Pectineus
Iliopsoas - posas major + iliacus

ALL femoral nerve L2-L4

Posterior thigh

Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus

ALL tibial part of sciatic nerve L4-S3
Except short head of BF - common peroneal

Medial thigh

Adductor brevis
Adductor longus
Adductor Magnus
Gracilis
Obturator externus

ALL Obturator nerve L2-L4

Superficial gluteal region

Gluteus maximus
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor fascia lata

ALL superior gluteal nerve L4-S1
Except gluteus maximus inferior gluteal nerve L5-S2

Deep gluteal region

piriformis - nerve to piriformis
Superior gemelli - nerve to Obturator internus
inferior gemelli - nerve to quadratus femoris
obturator internus - nerve to Obturator internus
Quadratus femoris - nerve to quadratus femoris

What are the 5 categories of hand?

Thenar eminences
Adductor
Hypothenar eminence
Lumbricals
Interossei

Intrinsic muscles compartments of the hand

thenar
Adductor
Hypothenar
Central

Thenar eminences of hand

Opponens pollicis
ABducor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis

ALL median nerve C5-T1
Expect deep head of FPB - ulnar nerve C8-T1

Adductor compartment of hand

Adductor pollicis Ulnar nerve C8-T1

Hypothenar eminence of hand

**O**pponens digiti minimi **A**bductor digiti minimi **F**lexor digiti minimi brevis ALL ulnar nerve C8-T1

Central compartment of hand

Palmaris brevis Palmar +dorsal interossei 4 lumbricals

Lumbricals of the hand

Link flexor digitorum profundus tendon on palmar surface to extensor digitrum tendon on dorsum Flex fingers at MCPJ Extend fingers at IP joins Index + middle - unipennate - median nerve C5-T1 Ring + little - bipennate - ulnar nerve C8-T1

Interosseoi of hand

DAB PAD **D**orsal **AB**ducts 4 **P**almar **AD**ducts 3 ALL ulnar nerve C8-T1 Assist lumbricals in flexing the MCPJ + extending the IPJs