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1
Q

What are the shoulder girdle elevators?

A

Upper fibres of trapezius

Levator scapulae

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2
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What muscles depress the shoulder girdle?

A

Serratus anterior
Pectoralis minor
(Gravity)

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3
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What muscles protract the shoulder girdle?

A

Serratus anterior

Pectoralis minor

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4
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What muscles retract the shoulder girdle?

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Rhomboid major
Rhomboid minor
Middle fibres of trapezius

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5
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What muscles laterally rotate the shoulder girdle?

A

Upper fibres of trapezius
Lower fibres of trapezius
Serratus anterior

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6
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What muscles medially rotate the shoulder girdle?

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Rhomboids major
Rhomboids minor
Pectoralis minor
Levator scapulae

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7
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What are the shoulder joint flexors?

A 
Deltoids anterior fibres 
Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
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8
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What are the shoulder joint extensors?

A

Deltoids posterior fibres
Teres major
Latissimus Dorsi
Pectoralis major (sternocostal head) from flexion to neutral

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9
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What are the shoulder joint abductors?

A

Deltoids middle fibres

Supraspinatus (initiates)

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10
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What are the shoulder joint adductors?

A

Against resistance by Pectoralis major
Latissimus Dorsi
Teres major
Coracobrachialis

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11
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What are the medial rotators of the shoulder joint?

A

Subscapularis
Pectoralis major
Latissimus Dorsi
Deltoids anterior fibres

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12
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What are the lateral rotators of the shoulder joint?

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Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Deltoid posterior fibres

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13
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What muscles flex the elbow?

A

Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis

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14
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What are the elbow extensors?

A

Triceps brachii

Anconeus

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15
Q

What muscles supinate the radio-ulnar joint?

A

Supinator
Biceps brachii
Brachioradialis

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16
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What muscles pronate the radio-ulnar joint?

A

Pronator teres
Pronator Quadratus
Brachioradialis

17
Q

What are the flexors of the wrist?

A 
Flexor carpi Radialis 
Palmaris longus 
Flexor carpi ulnaris 
Flexor Digitorum superficialis
Flexor Digitorum profundus
18
Q

What are the extensors of the wrist?

A

Extensor carpi Radialis longus
Extensor carpi Radialis Brevis
Extensor carpi Ulnaris

19
Q

What muscles do ulnar deviation in the wrist (Adduction)?

A

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Extensor carpi ulnaris

20
Q

What muscles do radial deviation in the wrist (abduction)?

A

Flexor carpi Radialis
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi radialis Brevis

21
Q

What muscles extend the fingers?

A

Extensor Digitorum
Extensor Digiti Minimi
Extensor indicis

22
Q

What are the extensors of the thumb?

A

Extensor Pollicis longus

Extensor Pollicis Brevis

23
Q

What are the thumb abductors?

A

Abductor Pollicis Longus

24
Q

What are the finger flexors?

A

Flexor Digitorum superficialis

Flexor Digitorum profundus

25
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What are the thumb flexors?

A

Flexor Pollicis longus

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