Superior Limb Myology Flashcards
What are the 7 groups of Skeletal Muscles
1) Muscles of the head
2) Muscles of the neck
3) Muscles of the back
4) Muscles of the Thorax
5) Muscles of the abdomen
6) Muscles of the superior limb
7) Muscles of the inferior limb
What are the 6 subgroups of the Supeior Limb Muscles
1) Muscles of the shoulder and scapula
2) Anterior muscles of the brachium
3) Posterior muscles of the brachium
4) Anterior muscles of the antebrachium
5) Posterior muscels of the antebrachium
6) Muscles of the manus
What are the 7 Muscles of the shoulder and scapula
1) Supraspinatus Muscle
2) Infraspinatus Muscle
3) Teres Minor Muscle
4) Teres major Muscle
5) Subscapularis Muscle
6) Deltoideus Muscle
7) Coracobrachialis Muscle
What are the 4 Muscles of the rotary cuff?
1) Supraspinatus muscle
2) Infraspinatus Muscle
3) Teres minor Muscle
4) Subscapularis muscle
* *SITS**
Supraspinatus Muscle
O: Supraspinous fossa of the scapula
I: Greater tubercle of the humerus
A: Abduct limb at shoulder joint
Infraspinatus Muscle
O: Infraspinous fossa of the scapula
I: greater tubercle of the humerus
A: Extend the shoulder joint, **Rotate brachium laterally
Teres Minor Muscle
O: Lateral border of the scapula
I: Greater tubercle of the humerus
A: Adduct the superior limb at the shoulder joint, **Rotate brachium laterally
Teres Major Muscle
O: Inferior angle of the scapula
I: Medial border of the intertubercular groove of the humerous
A: Extend the shoulder joint, **Adduct the superior limb @ the shoulder joint, **Roatate brachium medially
Subscapularis Muscle
O: Subscapular fossa
I: Lesser tubercle of the humerus
A: Rotate brachium medially
Deltoideus Muscle
O: Acromial extremity of the clavicle, **Acromion of the scapula **Spine of the scapula
I: deltoid tuberosity of the humerus
A: Flex and extend shoulder joint, **roatate brachium medially and laterally, **Adbuct superior limb at shoulder joint
Coracobrachialis Muscle
O: Coracoid prosses of the scapula
I: Medial aspect of the body of the humerus
A: Flex the shoulder joint, * adduct superior limb at the shoulder joint.
Name the 3 muscles that insert on the greater tubercle of the humerus
1) Supraspinatus Muscle
2) Infra spinatus Muscle
3) Teres Minor Muscle
What 2 muscles abduct the superiorlimb at the shoulder joint?
1) Supraspinatus Muscle
2) Deltoideus Muscle
What 3 muscles adduct the superiorlimb at the shoulder joint?
1) Teres Minor Muscle
2) Teres Major Muscle
3) Coracobrachialis Muscle
What 4 muscles extend the shoulder joint?
1) Infraspinatus Muscle
2) Teres Major Muscle
3) Deltoideus Muscle
4) Long Head of Triceps brachii Muscle
What 3 muscles flex the shoulder joint?
1) Deltoideus Muscle
2) Coracobbrachialis Muscle
3) Bicepts Brachii Muscle (both Long and Short head)
What 3 muscles roatate the brachium Laterally
1) Infraspinatus Muscle
2) Teres Minor Muscle
3) Deltoideus Muscle
What 3 muscles roatate the brachium Medially
1) Teres Major Muscle
2) subscapularis Muscle
3) Deltoideus Muscle
What are the 3 muscles and 1 aponerurosis of the anterior Brachium
1) Brachii Muscle (both Long and Short Head)
2) Brachialis Muscle
3) Brachioradialis Muscle
* * Bicipital aponerurosis**
Long Head of Biceps Brachii Muscle
O: Neck of the scapula
I: Radial Tuberosity
A: Flex elbow Joint, *Flex shoulder joint, and *Supinate antebrachium
Short Head of Biceps Brachii Muscle
O: Coracoid process of the scapula
I: Radial Tuberosity
A: Flex elbow joint, *Flex shoulder joint, * and supinate the antebrachium
Bicipital Aponerurosis
O: Diverges medially from the main tendon
I: Blends into the deep antebrachial fascia
Brachialis Muscle
O: Anterior aspect of the body of the humerus
I: Coronoid process of ulna
A: Flex elbow joint
Brachioradialis Muscle
O: Lateral supracondylar crest of humerus
I: Base of the styloid process of radius
A: Flex elbow joint, Supinate antebrachium, and Pronate antebrachium
What are the 2 muscles of the Posterior Brachium
1) Triceps Brachii Muscle (Long, Medial, Lateral heads)
2) Anconeus Muscle.
Long Head Triceps Brachii Muscle
O: Lateral Boarder of the scapula
I: Olecranon of the ulna
A: Extend the elbow joint, Extend the shoulder joint, and Adduct superior limb at the shoulder joint.
Medial Head of the Triceps Brachii Muscle
O:Medial and posteior aspects of humerus
I: Olecranon of the ulna
A: Extend the elbow joint.
Lateral Head of the Triceps Brachii Muscle
O: Lateral and posterior aspects of humerus
I: Olecranon of the ulna
A: Extend the elbow joint.
Anconeus Muscle
O: Lateral Epicondyle of the humerus
I: Olecranon and adjacent body of the ulna
A: Extend the elbow joint.
What are the Intrinsic muscles of the Manus
1) Thenar Muscles
2) Intermediat Muscles
3) Hypothenar Muscles
What are the 9 Muscles of the posterior Antebrachium, and 1 Retinaculum
1) Extensor Carpi radialis Longus Muscle
2) Extensor Carpi radialis Brevis Muscle
3) Abductor Pollicis Longus Muscle
4) Extensor Pollicis Brevis Muscle
5) Extensor Pollicis Longus Muscle
6) Digital Extensor Muscle
7) Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle
8) Extensor Digiti Minimi Muscle
9) Extensor Indicis Muscle
* Carpal Extensor Retinaculum*
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Muscle
O: Lateral Supracondylar crest of the humerus
I: Dorsal Aspect of Base of the second metacarpal bone
A: Extend the carpal joint, Abduct Manus at carpal joint
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Muscle
O: Lateral Epicondyle of the humerus
I: Dorsal Aspect of Base of the third metacarpal bone
A: Extend the carpal Joint, Abduct Manus at the carpal joint