Flashcards: Muscles of the Shoulder and Arm
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Created by:
robswatski 
on March 3, 2010
Subjects:
anatomy, biology, muscle, musculoskeletal, human body, shoulder, arm
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This flashcard set features the muscles of the shoulder and arm. I hope you find it helpful as you study muscle identification and their actions in lab. All muscle model photographs by Rob Swatski (2009-2010). Visit my iTunes U site for Anatomy podcasts and PDF files of all of my anatomy photo visua (see more)
Groups:
medical interpretation winter 2012, AS Kinesiology, BIOL 210 Anatomy and Physiology Lab, Navarro College OTA 2013, Anatomy WPHS 2012, Ashville Scientists (see more)
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Biceps brachii |   Flexes and supinates forearm |
| Brachialis |  Flexes elbow |
| Deltoid |  Flexes, medially rotates, and abducts arm |
| Infraspinatus |  Laterally rotates shoulder; stabilizes the head of the humerus in glenoid cavity; one of the "rotator cuff" muscles |
| Supraspinatus |  Abducts arm; stabilizes the head of the humerus in glenoid cavity; one of the "rotator cuff" muscles |
| Teres minor |  Laterally rotates arm; one of the "rotator cuff" muscles |
| Teres major |  Medially rotates and adducts the arm |
| Triceps brachii |  Extends forearm |
| Biceps brachii |  Flexes and supinates forearm |
| Brachioradialis |  Flexes elbow |
| Coracobrachialis |  Flexes and adducts the humerus |
| Extensor digitorum |  Extends fingers and the wrist |
| Flexor carpi radialis |  Flexes wrist and abducts hand |
| Flexor carpi ulnaris |  Flexes and adducts wrist |
| Palmaris longus |  Flexes wrist |
| Pronator teres |  Pronates forearm and assists in flexing the elbow |
| Triceps brachii |  Extends forearm |
| Trapezius |  Elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm |
| Trapezius |  Elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm |
| Latissimus dorsi |  Extends, adducts, and medially rotates the arm; draws the shoulder downward and backward |
| Pectoralis major |  Adducts and medially rotates the arm; flexes and extends humerus |
| Serratus anterior |  Abducts and protracts the scapula |
| Corachobrachialis |  Flexes and adducts the humerus |
| Anconeus |  Extends forearm and stabilizes elbow joint |
| Extensor carpi radialis longus |  Extends wrist and abducts hand |
| Anconeus |  Extends forearm and stabilizes elbow joint |
| Serratus anterior |  Abducts and protracts the scapula |
| Latissimus dorsi |  Extends, adducts, and medially rotates the arm; draws the shoulder downward and backward |
| Pectoralis major |  Adducts and medially rotates the arm; flexes and extends humerus |
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