Muscle Actions upper extremity
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highside21 on June 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Scapular Elevation | Upper trapezius, levator scapulae |
| Scapular depression | latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, lower trapezius |
| Scapular protraction | serratus anterior, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor |
| Scapular retraction | trapezius, rhomboids |
| Scapular upward rotation | upper trapezius, serratus anterior, lower trapezius |
| downward rotation | rhomboids, levator scapulae, pectoralis minor |
| Shldr flex | anterior deltoid, coracobrachialis, pectoralis major, biceps brachii, supraspinatus |
| Shldr ext | latissimus dorsi, subscapularis, posterior deltoid, teres major |
| Shldr abduction | middle deltoid, supraspinatus |
| Shldr adduction | pectoralis major, latissius dorsi, teres major |
| shldr lat rot | teres minor, infraspinatus, posterior deltoid |
| Shldr medial rotation | subscapularis, teres major, pectoralis major, latissismus dorsi, anterior deltoid |
| Elbow flex | biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradials |
| elbow ext | triceps brachii, anconeus |
| Supination | biceps brachii, supinator |
| Pronation | pronator teres, pronator quadratus |
| wrist flex | flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, plamaris longus |
| wrist ext | extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris |
| radial deviation | extensor carpi radialis, flexor carpi radialis, extensor pollicis longus and brevis |
| Ulnar deviation | extensor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi ulnaris |
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