Upper Body Muscles Actions and Nerve Flashcards
Sternoclediomastoid
Action
Bilaterally: flex neck
Unilaterally: laterally flex and rotate head to side opposite contracting muscle
Nerve: Spinal Accessory
Scalenes
Action
Bilaterally: flex neck
Unilaterally: laterally flex and rotate head to side opposite contracting muscle
Nerve: C3-C5 nerve roots
Pectoralis Major
Action
Adducts and IR shoulder
Clavicular Head: Shoulder Flexion (IR)
Horizontal Adduction
Nerve: lateral pectoral nerve
Sternocostal head: Shoulder adduction-oblique
nerve: medial and lateral pectoral nerve
Rhomboids
Action:
scapular retraction
Scapular elevation
nerve: dorsal scapular
Serratus Anterior
Action: Scapular protraction
scapular elevation
Nerve: Long thoracic
Upper Traps
Action: Cervical extension (B)
Scapular elevation (B)
Cervical lateral flexion
Cervical opposite rotation
Nerve: Spinal Accessory
Middle Traps
Action: Scapular retraction
Nerve: Spinal accessory
Lower Traps
Action: Scapular retraction
Scapular depression
Nerve : Spinal Accessory
Deltoid
Action:
Anterior: flexes and IR
Middle: Abduction
Posterior: Extends and ER
Nerve: Axillary
Supraspinatus
Abduction
Stabilizie humeral head
nerve: suprascapular
Infraspinatus
Action: ER
Nerve: Suprascapular
Teres Minor
Action: ER
Nerve: Axillary
Subscapularis
Action: Adduction and IR
Nerve: Upper and Lower Subscapular
Teres major
Extension, adduction, IR
nerve: lower subscapular
Lats Dorsi
Extends, Adducts, IR
nerve: thoracodorsal
Biceps Brachii
Action: Shoulder Flexion Elbow flexion (supination)
Nerve: musculocutaneous
Coracobracialis
Action: Shoulder flexion
Shoulder adduction
Nerve: Musculocutaneous
Triceps
Extends forearm, assist in shoulder and elbow extension
Nerve: radial