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UE Muscles - Actions Flashcards

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Latissimus dorsi

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actions- humeral adduction, extension & medial rotation

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Levator scapulae (C4-5)

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actions- elevation & inferior rotation of the lateral angle of the scapula

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Pectoralis major

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actions- humeral adduction, flexion & medial rotation

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Pectoralis minor

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actions- scapular protraction & assists with depression of the shoulder (assists with forcedinspiration [with scapular fixation])

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Rhomboids (C4-5)

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actions- scapular retraction & inferior rotation of the lateral angle

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Serratus anterior (C5-7)

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actions- scapular protraction & upward rotation of the lateral angle of the scapula

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Subclavius

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actions- depresses point of shoulder

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Trapezius

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actions- scapular elevation, depression, retraction & superior rotation of the lateral angle

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Deltoid (C5-6)

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actions- humeral flexion, medial rotation, abduction, extension & lateral rotation

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Subscapularis

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actions- stabilizes the glenohumeral joint, and medially rotates & adducts humerus

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Supraspinatus

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actions- initiates humeral abduction

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12
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Teres major

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actions- humeral adduction & medial rotation

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Infraspinatus (C5-6)

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actions- stabilizes glenohumeral joint, and lateral rotation of humerus

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Teres minor (C5-6)

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actions- stabilizes glenohumeral joint, and lateral rotation of humerus

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Biceps Brachii (C5, 6)

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actions- flexion of the arm & forearm, & supination of the forearm

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Brachialis

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actions- flexion of the forearm

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Coracobrachialis

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actions- flexion & adduction of arm

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Triceps (C7,8)

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actions- extension of the arm (long head) & extension of the forearm (long, lateral & Triceps (C7,8)medial heads)

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Abductor pollicis longus

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actions- abducts and extends thumb at carpometacarpal joint

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Anconeus

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actions- extension of forearm

21
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Brachioradialis

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actions- flexes forearm

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Extensor carpi radialis brevis

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actions- extends & abducts hand at wrist

23
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Extensor carpi radialis longus

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actions- extends & abducts hand at wrist

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Extensor carpi ulnaris

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actions- extends & adducts hand at wrist

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Extensor digitorum

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actions- extends phalanges (MP) and hand at wrist

26
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Extensor digiti minimi

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actions- extends 5th digit (MP & IP)

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Extensor indicis

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actions- extends 2nd digit (MP & IP)

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Extensor pollicis brevis

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actions- extends thumb (MP)

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Extensor pollicis longus

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actions- extends thumb (MP & IP)

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Flexor carpi radialis

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actions- flexes & abducts hand at wrist

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Flexor carpi ulnaris

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actions- flexes & adducts hand at wrist

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Flexor digitorum profundus

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actions- flexion of digits 2-5 (MP & IP), and flexion hand at wrist

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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actions- flexion of digits (MP & proximal IP), and hand at wrist

34
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Flexor pollicis longus

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actions- flexes thumb (MP & IP)

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Palmaris longus

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actions- flexes hand at wrist

36
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Pronator quadratus

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actions- pronates the forearm

37
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Pronator teres

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actions- pronates & flexes forearm

38
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Supinator

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actions- supinates forearm

39
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Abductor digit minimi (C8-T1)

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actions- abducts 5th digit

40
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Abductor pollicis brevis (C8-T1)

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actions- abducts thumb

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Adductor pollicis (C8-T1)

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actions- adducts thumb

42
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Dorsal interossei (C8-T1)

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actions- abducts (MP), flexes (MP) & extends (IP) digits 2-4

43
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Flexor digiti minimi brevis (C8-T1)

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actions- flexes (MP) 5th digit

44
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Flexor pollicis brevis (C8-T1)

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actions- flexes (MP) thumb

45
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Lumbricals (C8-T1)

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actions- flexes (MP) and extends (IP) digits 2-5

46
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Opponens digiti minimi (C8-T1)

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actions- opposition of 5th digit to thumb

47
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Opponens pollicis (C8-T1)

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actions- opposition of thumb to 5th digit

48
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Palmar interossei (C8-T1)

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actions- adducts (MP), flexes (MP) & extends (IP) digits 2, 4 & 5

Unit I (13 decks)

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