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Muscles of the Upper body Flashcards

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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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Origin: vertebrae
Insertion: Scapula
Action: Elevate scapula

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Levator Scapulae

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

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Rhomboid Major

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

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Deltoid

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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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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Abduct Arm

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Supraspinatus

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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Laterally rotate arm

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Infraspinatus

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Origin: scapula
Insertion: humerus
Action: Laterally rotate arm

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Teres Minor

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

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Teres Major

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

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Biceps brachii

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Origin: Humerus
Insertion: ulna
Action: flex forearm

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Brachialis

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

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Brachioradialis

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

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Flexor carpi radialis

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O: humerus
I: Palmar Aponeurosis
Action: Flex wrist

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Palmaris Longus

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

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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O: ulna I: Distal phalanges 2-5 A: Flex distal phalanges, flex wrist
Flexor Digitorum Profundus
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O: humerus I: Metacarpal 2 A: Extends wrist, abducts wrist
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
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O: humerus I: Metacarpal 3 A: Extends wrist, abducts wrist
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
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O: humerus I: Middle and distal phalanges 2-5 A: Extend wrist, extend phalanges 2-5
Extensor Digitorum
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O: Humerus I: Metacarpal 5 A: Extends wrist, adducts wrist
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
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O: radius and ulna I: Metacarpal 1 A: Extends Phallanx 1, adducts phalanx 1
Pollicis group
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O: Ilium I: Iliotibial Tract A: Flex thigh, abduct thigh
Tensor Fascia Latae
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O: Coxal bone I: tibia A: Flex thigh, laterally rotate thigh
Sartorius
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O: Ilium, vertebrae I: Femur A: Flex thigh, flex vertebral column
Iliopsoas
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O: pubis I: femur A: Adduct thigh, flex thigh
Adductor Brevis
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O: pubis I: femur A: Adduct thigh, flex thigh
Adductor longus
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O: pubis I: femur A: adduct thigh, flex thigh, extend thigh
Adductor Magnus
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O: pubis I:femur A: Adduct thigh, flex thigh
Pectineus
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O: pubis I: tibia A: Adduct thigh, flex leg
Gracilis
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O: ilium I: Femur and Iliotibial Tract A: Extend thigh, abduct thigh
Gluteus Maximus
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O: Ilium I: femur A: Abduct thigh
Gluteus Medius
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O: Ilium I: femur A: Abduct thigh
Gluteus Minimus
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O: Sacrum I: femur A: Abduct thigh
Piriformis
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O: Ischium I: femur A: laterally rotate thigh
Quadratus femoris
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O: Ilium I: tibia A: extend leg, flex thigh
Rectus Femoris
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O: femur I: tibia A: Extend leg
Vastus Lateralis
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O: Femur I: tibia A: Extend Leg
Vastus medialis
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O: femur I: tibia A: extend leg
Vastus intermedius
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O: Ischium or femur I: tibia A: laterally rotate leg, flex leg
Biceps femoris
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O: Ischium I: tibia A: extend thigh, flex leg
Semitendinosus
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O: Ischium I: tibia O: extend thigh, flex leg
Semimembranosus
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O: tibia I: metatarsal 1 A: Dorsiflex foot, invert foot
Tibialis anterior
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O: fibula I: Distal phalanx 1 A: Extend Digit 1, dorsiflex foot
Extensor Hallucis Longus
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O: tibia and fibula I: Medial Cuneiform (tarsal) and metatarsal 1 A: Extend digits 2-5
Extensor Digitorum Longus
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O: fibula I: tarsal and metatarsal 1 A: Evert foot, plantar flex foot
Fibularis Longus
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O: fibula I: Metatarsal 5 A: Evert foot, plantar flex foot
Fibularis Brevis
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O:fibula I: Metatarsal 5 A: Evert foot
Fibularis Tertius
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O: tibia and fibula I:Tarsals and metatarsals 2-4 A: Evert foot
Tibialis posterior
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O:Tibia I: Distal phalanges 2-5 A: Flex Digits 2-5
Flexor digitorum longus
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O: fibula I: Distal phalanx 1 A: Flex digit 1
Flexor Hallucis Longus
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O: femur I: Calcaneus A: Plantar flex foot
Gastrocnemius
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O: Femur I: Calcaneus A: Plantar Flex foot
Plantaris
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O: Tibia and fibula I: Calcaneus A: plantar flex foot
Soleus

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