Thoracic Limb Functional Groups Flashcards
What are the shoulder stabilizers?
Supraspinatus m.
Infraspinatus m.
Subscapularis m.
Subclavius (EQ)
What are the shoulder flexors?
Latissimus Dorsi m.
Infraspinatus m.
Teres Major m.
Teres Minor m.
Deltoideus m.
Long Head of Triceps Brachii
What Muscles are shoulder extensors?
Brachiocephalicus
Supraspinatus
Coracobrachialis
Biceps Brachii
What muscles are Caudal Brachial?
Triceps Brachii (4 heads) m.
Tensor Fascia antebrachii m.
Anconeus m.
What muscles are craniolateral in the antebrachium?
Supinator m. (car)
Extensor carpi radialis m.
Common Digital extensor m.
Lateral digital extensor m.
Extensor carpi ulnaris m.
Abductor digiti I longus m. (car) / extensor carpi obliquus m. (Eq, bov)
Extensor retinaculum m.
What muscles are in caudomedial antebrachial mm.?
Pronator teres m. (car)
flexor carpi radialis m.
Superficial digital flexor m.
Flexor carpi ulnaris m. (Car: ulnar & humeral head)
Deep Digital flexor
Interosseous m. (Car) / suspensory ligament (Eq,Bo)
Where can the shoulder extensors be found?
Cranial Scapula to Proximal Cranial Humerus
Where are the shoulder flexors?
Caudal Scapula to Proximal Caudal Humerus
What are the elbow flexors?
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis
Pronator Teres (Car.)
Where are elbow flexors found?
Scapulohumeral joint to proximal radius
What nerve innervates elbow flexors?
Musculocutaneous n.
What are the elbow extensors?
Triceps Brachii
Tensor Fascia Antebrachii
anconeus (EQ)
What nerve innervates elbow extensors?
Radial n.
Where are elbow extensors found?
Caudal brachium
What nerve(s) innervate shoulder flexors? On which muscles?
Suprascapular n. - Infraspinatus m.
Axillary n. - Teres Major, Teres Minor, Deltoideus mm.
Musculocutaneous n. -Long Head of Triceps Brachii
Thoracodorsal n. - Latissimus Dorsi m.
What nerves innervate shoulder extensors? On which muscles?
Suprascapular n. - Supraspinatus m.
Musculocutaneous n. - Coracobrachialis m., Biceps Brachii m.
What muscles are carpal flexors
Flexor carpi radialis m.
Flexor carpi ulnaris m.
Superficial Digital Flexor m.
Deep Digital Flexor m.
What nerves innervate the carpal flexors?
Median/Ulnar nn.
Where can carpal flexors be found?
Medial Caudal Antebrachium & Carpus
What muscles are carpal extensors?
Extensor carpi radialis m.
Common digital extensor m.
Lateral digital extensor m.
What nerve innervates the carpal extensors?
Radial n.
Where can carpal extensors be found?
Craniolateral Antebrachium/Carpus
Digits
What functional muscles does the radial nerve innervate (generally)
Carpi and digit extensors
(craniolateral)
What functional muscles does the Median/ulnar nn. innervate (generally)
Carpi and digit flexors
(caudomedial)
