Muscles of chest, shoulder, and upper limb
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sarahchua13 on March 29, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Brachialis | Flexes the forearm at the elbow |
| Coracobrachialis | Flexes and adducts arm at the shoulder along with pectoralis major |
| Deltoid | Abducts arm |
| Extensor carpi ulnaris | Extends and adducts hand at the wrist |
| Flexor carpi ulnaris | Flexes and adducts hand at the wrist |
| Infraspinatus | Rotates arm laterally |
| Pectoralis major | pulls arm forward (flexion) and across chest (adduction) and rotates arm medially |
| Pectoralis minor | Raises ribs in forceful inhalation or pulls scapula forward and downward |
| Rhomboid major | Raises and adducts scapula |
| Serratus anterior | Used to thrust shoulder anteriorly (protraction), as when pushing something |
| Teres major | Extends, adducts, and rotates arm medially |
| Triceps brachii | Extends the forearm at the elbow |
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