Muscles of upper body Flashcards
innervation: pronator quadratus
median nerve
flexor digitorum superficialis ; INSERTION
the sides of the middle phalanx of 2-5 in a bifurcate tendon
innervation; teres minor
Axillary (C5, C6)
blood supply of latissimus dorsi
thoracodorsal artery
action: deltoid (posterior)
laterally rotate and extend arm
innervation rhomboid minor
dorsal scapular nerve
action; levatores costarum
raise ribs during inspiration
blood supply: pronator quadratus
interosseous muscle
blood supraspinatous
suprascapular artery
action: pronator quadratus
pronation
action: extensor carpi radialis longus
extend hand at wrist, radially deviate ( abduct) hand
origin; deltoid (anterior)
lateral clavicle
action: extensor pollicis longus
extend distal phalanx of thumb
origin: deltoid (posterior)
spine of scapula
Origin: levatores costarum
transverse process of vertebra C7 -> T 11
origin: subscapularis
subscapular fossa of scapular
blood supply coracobrachialis
brachial artery
action: serratus posterior superior
elevate ribs in inspiration
action: palmaris longus
flex hand at wrist
origin of lattisimus dorsi
vertebral spines of T6 -T 12, iliac crest, thoracolumbnar fascia
action of the rhomboid minor
elevate and adduct scapula
innervation: brachialis
musculocutaneous nerve (C5-C7)
origin: flexor carpi ulnaris (humeral head)
medial epicondyle of humerus
innervation: extensor carpi radialis longus
radial nerve
action: teres minor
laterally rotate arm, stabilize shoulder joint
innervation: palmaris longus
median nerve
origin; Subclavius
1st costal cartilage
insertion: teres minor
greater tubercle of humerus
action of the levator scapulae
adduct the scapula and elevate the scapula
innervation: pronator teres
median nerve
action: flexor digitorum superficialis
flex hand at wrist. flex fingers 2-5 at metacarpophalangeal joint and flex fingers 2-5 at proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)
origin: palmaris longus
medial epicondyle of humerus
origin: supraspinatous
fascia above spine of scapula
innervation: splenius
dorsal rami of spinal nerves
nerve: flexxor pollicus longus
median nerve
origin: infraspinatous
infraspinatous fossa of scapula
action: coracobrachialis
flex at glenohumeral joint
origin: serratus posterior superior
spinous process of cervical and upper thoracic vertebra
blood supply: rhomboid major
dorsal scapular artery
insertion: abductor pollicis longus
1st metacarpal at the base
action: supraspinatous
initiate abduction of shoulder. Stabilize shoulder
innervation; pectoralis major
Medial and lateral
pectoral nerves
innervation: Extensor carpi Ulnaris
radial nerve
origin: abductor pollicis longus
Radius, interosseus membrane, ulna
origin: extensor pollicis brevis
radius, interosseous membrane
insertion: rhomboid minor
medial border of scapula
action: extensor indicis
extend 2nd digit
insertion: infraspinatous
greater tubercle of humerus
origin: flexor pollicus longus
radius, interosseous membrane
Insertion; Trapezius
Scapula at the acromion spine and the lateral 1/3 of the clavicle
blood supply: extensor carpi radialis brevis
radial artery
blood supply rhomboid minor
dorsal scapular artery
action: Extensor carpi Ulnaris
adduct and extend at wrist
blood supply: deltoid
Posterior circumflex humerus
innervation: extensor pollicis brevis
radial nerve
insertion: Serratus anterior
medial (vertebral border) of scapula
origin: flexor digitorum superficialis (humeroulnar head)
medial epicondyle of humerus and coronoid process of ulna
origin: extensor carpi radialis brevis
lateral epicondyle of humerus
origin: rhomboid minor
spinous process of C7 and T1 vertebra.
innervation: rhomboid major
dorsal scapular nerve
action: transversospinalis
extend trunk in bilateral action. Rotate vertebral column in unilateral action.
action: extensor digitorum
extend digits at PIP and DIP and MP joints and extend hand at the wrist
insertion; pectoralis major
lateral lip of bicipital
groove (intertubercular
sulcus)
insertion: rhomboid major
the medial border to the inferior angle of the scapula
Blood supply; levatores costarum
posterior intercostal arteries
innervation; subscapularis
lower and upper subscapular
insertion: supraspinatous
greater tubercle of humerus
action; Serratus anterior
- Rotates scapula
- Draws scapula forward
around thoracic wall
(protraction) - Holds scapula against
thoracic wall.
innervation: erector spinae
dorsal rami of spinal nerves
action ; Pectoralis minor
- depresses scapula
2. elevates ribs of origin for deep inspiration
action; aconeus
extend forearm (assisting triceps brachii)
abducts ulna during pronation
insertion: coracobrachialis
midshaft humerus
insertion: brachialis
ulnar tuberosity
origin; Pectoralis minor
3nd to 5th ribs near cartilages
blood supply : Extensor carpi Ulnaris
ulnar artery
innervation: supraspinatous
suprascapular nerve
blood supply: serratus posterior superior
intercostal arteries
innervation: brachioradialis
radial
action: flexor carpi radialis
flex at wrist. Abduct hand at wrist.
Origin: teres minor
lateral border of scapula
aconeus: insertion
Olecranon of ulna
action, teres major
adduct, medially rotate arm
action: flexor pollicus longus
flex thumb at the phalangeal joint and the metacarpalphalangeal joint
action: flexor pollicis brevis
flex the thumb
origin: flexor digitorum superficialis (radial head)
radius
innervation: serratus posterior inferior
intercostal nerves
insertion: pronator quadratus
distal radius
innervation: opponens pollicis
recurrent branch of the median nerve
blood supply of the levator scapulae
dorsal scapular artery
action: extensor carpi radialis brevis
extend hand at wrist. Radially deviates (abducts) hand at wrist
blood supply : extensor pollicis brevis
posterior interosseous artery
action of lattisimus dorsi
adduct, extend, and medially rotate the arm at the shoulder joint
blood: infraspinatous
suprascapular artery and circumflex scapular artery
insertion: subscapularis
lesser tubercle
origin: coracobrachialis
coracoid process
Insertion; levatores costarum
ribs inferior to origin
origin: triceps brachii long head
infraglenoid tubercle
action: serratus posterior inferior
lower ribs in expiration
innervation: extensor digiti minimi
radial nerve
insertion: flexor pollicus longus
distal phalanx of thumb
action; Subclavius
anchors and depresses clavicle during upper limb movements
blood supply: flexor pollicus longus
anterior interosseus artery
blood supply: extensor digitorum
posterior interosseus artery
origin; Serratus anterior
upper eight ribs
origin: teres major
inferior angle of scapula
innervation of the levator scapulae
Dorsal scapular nerve