Pectoral Girdle Skeletal/muscular Flashcards
“Good posture”
Retracted scapulae
“Poor posture”
Protracted scapulae
Elevators (4)
-rhomboid major and minor
-levator scapulae
-trapezius (superior)
Depressors (2)
Trapezius (inferior)
Pectoralis minor
Superior rotators (2)
-serratus anterior
-trapezius (superior)
Inferior rotators (3)
-Rhomboid major and minor
-levator scapulae
Anterior thoracic muscles
-pectoralis minor
-serratus anterior
-subclavis
Pectoralis minor
-thin, flat and triangular
Helps depress and protract the scapula
Shoulders are hunched forward what is contracting?
Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior
Large, flat, fan shaped
-between rib and scapula
-Agonist in scapula protraction
-holds scapula against the rib cage
Subclavius
Small, cylindral
-stabilize and depress clavicle
Posterior thoracic muscles
-trapezius
-levator scapulae
-rhomboid minor and major
Trapezius
Large flat, diamond shape
-elevate, depress, retract or rotate scapula
Levator scapulae
Narrow, elongated muscle
-elevates the scapula
Rhomboid minor and major
-elevate and retract the scapula
Stand up straight with your shoulders back
Trapezius superior fibres
Elevate and superiority rotate scapula
Trapezius middle fibres
retract scapula
Inferior fibres
Depress scapula
Latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major are primary attachments of…
The arm to the trunk
Latissimus dorsi
“Swimmers muscle”
-agonist of arm extension
-abducts and medially rotates arm
Pectoralis major
Agonist of arm flexion
-abducts and medially rotates arm