Test Two - Muscle movements Flashcards
Type and 3 parts of elbow joint
Hinge joint made up of these joints 1) Humero-ulnar 2) Humero-radial 3) Radio-ulnar
Movements of elbow joint
flexion extension supination pronation
Common nerve entrapment area
Elbow and wrist
ulnar nerve entrapment
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Medial Nerve entrapment
Carpal tunnel syndrome & Pronator teres syndrome - Nerve is trapped w/in the carpal tunnel @ the capitate bone
4 joints of upper extermity
sternoclavicular acromioclavicular scapulothoracic glenohumeral
Action of Pectoralis Major
Horizontal adduction & medial rotation
Action of Biceps brachii
Flexion of elbow & supination of forearm
Action of Triceps brachii
Extension of elbow & Assists extension of shoulder
Rotator cuff consists of what muscles
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapularis
Action of Supraspinatus
abducts the shoulder & stabilize the head of the humerus
Action of Infraspinatus
Laterally rotates the shoulder
Action of Teres Minor
Laterally rotates the shoulder & adducts the shoulder & extends the shoulder
Action of Subscapularis
Medial rotation of the shoulder
Action of Anterior Deltoid
Medially rotates the shoulder