Upper Limb Actions Flashcards
Biceps brachii the prime mover for___________ when the forearm is ___________?
ELBOW FLEXION (WHEN FOREARM SUPINATED)
Name the prime mover for elbow flexion when the forearm is pronated?
BRACHIALIS
Name the 3 actions produced by biceps brachii?
ELBOW FLEXION
G-H FLEXION
FOREARM SUPINATION
Name the 2 joints where forearm supination/pronation is produced?
PROXIMAL RADIOULNAR JOINT
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DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINT
Name the single action of brachialis during muscle contraction?
ELBOW FLEXION
(PRIME MOVER IN PRONATION)
Name the 2 actions of coracobrachialis?
G-H FLEXION (WEAK)
G-H ADDUCTION
Name the G-H action produced by triceps brachii long head?
G-H EXTENSION
Name the action produced by all heads of triceps brachii?
ELBOW EXTENSION
Name the 2 actions of pronator teres?
PRONATION (RADIOULNAR JOINTS)
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ELBOW FLEXION (WEAK)
What are the 3 actions produced by flexor carpi radialis?
RADIOCARPAL JOINT FLEXION
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RADIAL DEVIATION (ABDUCTION)
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ELBOW FLEXION (WEAK)
Name the 2 actions of palmaris longus?
RADIOCARPAL JOINT FLEXION
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ELBOW FLEXION (WEAK)
What are the 3 actions produced by flexor carpi ulnaris?
RADIOCARPAL JOINT FLEXION
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ULNAR DEVIATION (ADDUCTION)
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ELBOW FLEXION (WEAK)
Name the muscles of the “Wad of Three”?
BRACHIORADIALIS
EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS
EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS
What is the action produced by brachioradialis, and when is that action strongest?
ELBOW FLEXION
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STRONGEST WHEN NEUTRAL
Name the 2 actions of extensor carpi radialis longus?
RADIOCARPAL EXTENSION
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RADIAL DEVIATION (ABDUCTION)
Name the 2 actions of extensor carpi radialis brevis?
RADIOCARPAL EXTENSION
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RADIAL DEVIATION (ABDUCTION)
What are the 2 actions of extensor digitorum?
2ND - 5TH MCP and IP EXTENSION
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RADIOCARPAL EXTENSION
What are the 2 actions of extensor carpi ulnaris?
RADIOCARPAL EXTENSION
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ULNAR DEVIATION
Name the 4 palpable superficial muscles of the anterior forearm?
PRONATOR TERES
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FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS
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PALMARIS LONGUS
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FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS
Name the 5 palpable superficial muscles of the posterior forearm?
BRACHIORADIALIS
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EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS
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EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS
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EXTENSOR DIGITORUM
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EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS
Name the 5 G-H actions of pectoralis major?
G-H MEDIAL ROTATION
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G-H ADDUCTION
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G-H HORIZONTAL ADDUCTION
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G-H FLEXION (FROM DEEP EXTENSION)
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G-H EXTENSION (FROM DEEP FLEXION)
Name the 4 actions of pectoralis minor?
(3 S-T movements, plus one unique)
S-T PROTRACTION
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S-T DEPRESSION
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S-T DOWNWARD ROTATION
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IF SCAPULA FIXED, PEC MINOR HELPS ELEVATE RIBS WITH FORCED INHALATION
What are the 2 actions of serratus anterior?
S-T PROTRACTION
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S-T UPWARD ROTATION (LOWER FIBRES ONLY)
Name the basic available movements at the glenohumeral joint?
Name the 3 palpable muscles of the chest and thorax?
PECTORALIS MAJOR
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PECTORALIS MINOR
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SERRATUS ANTERIOR
