UE Muscles Flashcards
SCM, trapezius, other deep neck muscles
Actions - neck flex, ext, rot, SB
Cord - C1-C4
Nerves - cervical spinal accessory
UT
Actions - sh shrug, scap up rot
Myotomes - C4
Cord - C1-C4
Nerves - spinal accessory
Pec major/minor
Actions - sh h-add
Cord - C5-T1
Nerve - medial/lateral pectoral
Pec minor
Actions - scap down rot
Cord - C8-T1
Nerve - medial pectoral
SA
Actions - sh pro, scap up rot
Cord - C5-C7
Nerve - long thoracic
Levator
Actions - scap elev, down rot
Cord - C5
Nerve - dorsal scapular
Rhomboids
Actions - scap add, elev, down rot
Cord - C4-C5
Nerve - dorsal scapular
Supraspinatus
Actions - sh abd
Cord - C4-C6
Nerve - suprascapular
Infraspinatus
Actions - sh ER
Cord - C4-C6
Nerve - suprascapular
Lats, teres major, subscap
Actions - sh IR, add
Cord - C5-C8
Nerve - subscapular and thoracodorsal
Deltoid
Actions - sh abd, flex, ext
Myotome - C5
Cord - C5-C6
Nerve - axillary
Teres minor
Actions - sh ER
Cord - C4-C5
Nerve - axillary
Bicep
Actions - elbow flex, fore sup Myotome - C6 Reflex - C5 Cord - C5-C6 Nerve - musculocutaneous
Coracobrachialis
Actions - sh flex, add
Cord - C6-C7
Nerve - musculocutaneous
Brachialis
Actions - elbow flex
Cord - C5-C6
Nerve - musculocutaneous
Flex digitorum (ulnar part)
Actions - 4/5th DIP flex
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - ulnar profundus
FCU
Actions - wrist uln flex
Myotome - C7
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - ulnar
Add poll
Actions - thumb add
Cord - C8-T1
Nerve - ulnar
Abd digiti
Actions - 5th abd
Cord - C8-T1
Nerve - ulnar quinti
Opponens digiti
Actions - 5th opp
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - ulnar quinti
Flex digiti quinti
Actions - 5th flex
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - ulnar brevis
Interossei
Actions - 2-5th MCP flex, add, abd
Myotome - T1
Cord - C8-T1
Nerve - ulnar
Pro teres, quad
Actions - fore pro
Cord - C6-C7
Nerve - median
FCR
Actions - wrist rad flex
Cord - C6-C7
Nerve - median
Palm long
Actions - wrist flex
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - median
Flex digit sublimis
Actions - 2-5th PIP flex
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - median
Flex poll long
Actions - thumb IP flex
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - median
Flex digitorum
Actions - 2-3rd DIP flexion
Cord - C7-T1
Nerve - median profundus (radial part)
Abd poll brev
Actions - thumb abd
Cord - C6-T1
Nerve - median
Flex poll brev
Actions - thumb MCP flex
Cord - C6-T1
Nerve - median/ulnar
Opp poll
Actions - thumb opp
Cord - C8-T1
Nerve - median
Lumbricals
Actions - 2-5th MCP flex, IP ext
Cord - C8-T1
Nerve - median/ulnar
Brachioradialis
Actions - elbow flex
Reflex - C6
Cord - C5-C6
Nerve - radial
Tricep, anconeus
Actions - elbow ext
Reflex - C7
Cord - C6-C8
Nerve - radial
ECR
Actions - wrist rad ext
Cord - C6-C8
Nerve - radial
Ext digit (all)
Actions - 2-5th MCP, IP ext
Cord - C6-C8
Nerve - radial
ECU
Actions - wrist uln ext
Cord - C6-C8
Nerve - radial
Supinator
Actions - fore sup
Cord - C5-C6
Nerve - radial
Abd poll long
Actions - thumb MCP abd
Myotome - C8
Cord - C7-C8
Nerve - radial
EPL/B
Actions - thumb ext
Cord - C6-C8
Nerve - radial
Ext indicis proprius
Actions - 2nd ext
Cord - C6-C8
Nerve - radial