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Muscles of the Upper body Flashcards

1
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Origin: Ribs
Insertion: Scapula
Action: Depress Shoulder, Elevate Ribs

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Pectoralis Minor

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Origin: Ribs
Insertion: Scapula
Action: Rotate Scapula Upward

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Serratus Anterior

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Origin: Occipital Bone, Vertebrae
Insertion: Scapula
Action: Elevate scapula, adduct scapula

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Trapezius

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4
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Origin: vertebrae
Insertion: Scapula
Action: Elevate scapula

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Levator Scapulae

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5
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Origin: Vertebrae
Insertion: Scapula
Action: adduct scapula, medially rotate scapula

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Rhomboid Major

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6
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Origin: vertebrae
Insertion: Scapula
Action: Adduct Scapula

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Rhomboid Minor

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Origin: ribs
Insertion: humerus
Action: Flex Arm, Adduct Arm

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Pectoralis Major

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Origin: ribs
Insertion: humerus
Action: Extend Arm, adduct arm

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Latissimus Dorsi

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9
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Origin: Scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: abduct arm, Anterior: flex arm Posterior: Extend arm

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Deltoid

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10
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Origin: Scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: flex arm, adduct arm

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Coracobrachialis

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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: medially rotate arm

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Subscapularis

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12
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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Abduct Arm

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Supraspinatus

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13
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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Laterally rotate arm

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Infraspinatus

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14
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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Laterally rotate arm

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Teres Minor

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15
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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Extend arm, adduct arm

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Teres Major

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16
Q

Origin: short: scapula
long: scapula
Insertion: radius
Action: Flex arm, supinate forearm

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Biceps brachii

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17
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Origin: Humerus
Insertion: ulna
Action: flex forearm

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Brachialis

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18
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Origin: humerus
Insertion: radius
Action: flex forearm, supinate forearm

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Brachioradialis

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19
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Origin: humerus and ulna
Insertion: radius
Action: pronate hand, flex forearm

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Pronator Teres

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20
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Origin: Long: Scapula Lateral and Medial: humerus
Insertion: ulna
Action: Extend arm, adduct arm, extend forearm

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Triceps Brachii

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21
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Origin: humerus
Insertion: Metacarpals 2 and 3
Action: Flex wrist, abduct wrist

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Flexor carpi radialis

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22
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O: humerus
I: Palmar Aponeurosis
Action: Flex wrist

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Palmaris Longus

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23
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O: humerus
I: Carpals and Metacarpal 5
A: Flex wrist, adduct wrist

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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24
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O: humerus
I: Middle Phalanges 2-5
A: Flex Middle phalanges, flex wrist

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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25
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O: ulna
I: Distal phalanges 2-5
A: Flex distal phalanges, flex wrist

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Flexor Digitorum Profundus

26
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O: humerus
I: Metacarpal 2
A: Extends wrist, abducts wrist

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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

27
Q

O: humerus
I: Metacarpal 3
A: Extends wrist, abducts wrist

A

Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis

28
Q

O: humerus
I: Middle and distal phalanges 2-5
A: Extend wrist, extend phalanges 2-5

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Extensor Digitorum

29
Q

O: Humerus
I: Metacarpal 5
A: Extends wrist, adducts wrist

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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

30
Q

O: radius and ulna
I: Metacarpal 1
A: Extends Phallanx 1, adducts phalanx 1

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Pollicis group

31
Q

O: Ilium
I: Iliotibial Tract
A: Flex thigh, abduct thigh

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Tensor Fascia Latae

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O: Coxal bone
I: tibia
A: Flex thigh, laterally rotate thigh

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Sartorius

33
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O: Ilium, vertebrae
I: Femur
A: Flex thigh, flex vertebral column

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Iliopsoas

34
Q

O: pubis
I: femur
A: Adduct thigh, flex thigh

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Adductor Brevis

35
Q

O: pubis
I: femur
A: Adduct thigh, flex thigh

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Adductor longus

36
Q

O: pubis
I: femur
A: adduct thigh, flex thigh, extend thigh

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Adductor Magnus

37
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O: pubis
I:femur
A: Adduct thigh, flex thigh

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Pectineus

38
Q

O: pubis
I: tibia
A: Adduct thigh, flex leg

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Gracilis

39
Q

O: ilium
I: Femur and Iliotibial Tract
A: Extend thigh, abduct thigh

A

Gluteus Maximus

40
Q

O: Ilium
I: femur
A: Abduct thigh

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Gluteus Medius

41
Q

O: Ilium
I: femur
A: Abduct thigh

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Gluteus Minimus

42
Q

O: Sacrum
I: femur
A: Abduct thigh

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Piriformis

43
Q

O: Ischium
I: femur
A: laterally rotate thigh

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Quadratus femoris

44
Q

O: Ilium
I: tibia
A: extend leg, flex thigh

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Rectus Femoris

45
Q

O: femur
I: tibia
A: Extend leg

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Vastus Lateralis

46
Q

O: Femur
I: tibia
A: Extend Leg

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Vastus medialis

47
Q

O: femur
I: tibia
A: extend leg

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Vastus intermedius

48
Q

O: Ischium or femur
I: tibia
A: laterally rotate leg, flex leg

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Biceps femoris

49
Q

O: Ischium
I: tibia
A: extend thigh, flex leg

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Semitendinosus

50
Q

O: Ischium
I: tibia
O: extend thigh, flex leg

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Semimembranosus

51
Q

O: tibia
I: metatarsal 1
A: Dorsiflex foot, invert foot

A

Tibialis anterior

52
Q

O: fibula
I: Distal phalanx 1
A: Extend Digit 1, dorsiflex foot

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Extensor Hallucis Longus

53
Q

O: tibia and fibula
I: Medial Cuneiform (tarsal) and metatarsal 1
A: Extend digits 2-5

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Extensor Digitorum Longus

54
Q

O: fibula
I: tarsal and metatarsal 1
A: Evert foot, plantar flex foot

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Fibularis Longus

55
Q

O: fibula
I: Metatarsal 5
A: Evert foot, plantar flex foot

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Fibularis Brevis

56
Q

O:fibula
I: Metatarsal 5
A: Evert foot

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Fibularis Tertius

57
Q

O: tibia and fibula
I:Tarsals and metatarsals 2-4
A: Evert foot

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Tibialis posterior

58
Q

O:Tibia
I: Distal phalanges 2-5
A: Flex Digits 2-5

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Flexor digitorum longus

59
Q

O: fibula
I: Distal phalanx 1
A: Flex digit 1

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Flexor Hallucis Longus

60
Q

O: femur
I: Calcaneus
A: Plantar flex foot

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Gastrocnemius

61
Q

O: Femur
I: Calcaneus
A: Plantar Flex foot

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Plantaris

62
Q

O: Tibia and fibula
I: Calcaneus
A: plantar flex foot

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Soleus

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