Rotation/Actions Flashcards
Pectineus
Medially rotates femur
Posterior deltoid
Lateral rotation of humerus
Semimembranosus
Medially rotates leg
Gracilis
Medially rotates leg for walking movements***
Gluteus medius
Medially rotates femur
Adductor magnus
Medially rotates femur
Flexor hallicus longus
Inverts foot
Latissimus dorsi
Medial rotation of humerus
Opponens pollicis
Medially rotates thumb
Adductor brevis
Medially rotates femur
Adductor longus
Medially rotates femur
Teres major
Medial rotation of humerus
Peroneus longus
Everts foot (and plantar flexes!)
Tibialis anterior
Inverts foot (prime mover of dorsiflexion)
Subscapularis
Prime mover of medial rotation of humerus
Coracobrachialis
Medial rotation of humerus (syn with pec +)
Sartorius
Laterally rotates femur
Rhomboid
Rotates scapula inferiorly to depress glenoid cavity
Biceps femoris
Laterally rotates leg
Levator scapulae
Rotates scapula inferiorly to depress glenoid cavity
Semitendinosus
Medially rotates leg
Gluteus minimus
Medially rotates femur
Flexor digitorum longus
Inverts foot
Pectoralis major
Medial rotation of humerus (syn with coracobrachialis)
Serratus anterior
Upward rotation of scapula/glenoid cavity
Anterior deltoid
Medial rotation of humerus
Popliteus
Medially rotates leg to unlock knee from full extension
Infraspinatus
Lateral rotation of humerus
Tibialis posterior
Prime mover of foot inversion
Gluteus maximus
Laterally rotates femur
Peroneus brevis
Everts foot (and plantar flexes!)
