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| superficial pectoral muscles |
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(descending and transverse)
origin: first 2 sternebrae
insertions: whole crest of greater tubercle
actions:adduct limb, and prevent abduction when leg is bearing weight |
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origin:ventral part of sternum
insertion:lesser tubercle of humerus
action: to pull trunk cranially when limb is advanced and fixed, adduct limb, draw limb caudally when not fixed |
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(cleidobrachialis, cleidocephalicous-cleidomastoideus and cleidocervicalis)
origin:mastiod part of the tmeporal bone
insertion:body of humerus
action: advance limb, extend shoulder joint, and draw head and neck side to side |
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(mastoid and occipital parts)
origin: first sternebra
insertion:mastoid part of temporal bone
action:draw head and neck side to side |
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origin: first sternebra
insertion:the basihyoid bone
action:pull tongue and larynx caudally |
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origin:the first costal cartilage
insertion:the caudolateral surface of the thyroid cartilage
action:draw larynx and tongue caudally |
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origin:transverse wing of atlas
insertion:distal end of scapula
action:advance limb or flex neck laterally |
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(cervical and thoracic parts)
origin: median raphe and supraspinous ligament
insertion: spine of scapula
action:elevate and abduct limb |
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(capitis, cervicis, thoracis)
origin:nuchal crest of occipital bone
insertion:dorsal border of scapula
action:elevate forelimb and drw scapula against the trunk |
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origin:thoracolumbar fascia
insertion:teres major tuberosity of the humerus and teres major tendon
action: draw free limb caudally, flex shoulder joint |
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| serratus ventralis cervicis+thoracis |
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origin:the transverse process of the last five cervical vertebrae and the first seven or eight ribs
insertion:dorsomefial third of scapula(serrated face)
action:support trunk and depress scapula |
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origin:spine and acromial process of the scapula
insertion:deltoid tuberosity
action:flex the shoulder |
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origin:infraspinous fossa
insertion: small circumscibed are on lateral side of greater tubercle
action:extend or flex shoulder joint depending on angle, abduct the shoulder, rotate arm laterally, stabilize shoulder joint |
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origin:infraglenoid tubercle, distal third of scapula
insertion:teres minor tuberosity
action:flex shoulder and rotate arm laterally |
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origin:supraspinous fossa
insertion:greater tubercle of humerus
action:extend and stabilize the shoulder joint |
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origin:subscapular fossa
insertion:lesser tubercle of humerus
action:adduct, extend, and medially stabilize the shoulder joint, rotate arm medially |
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origin:caudal angle and adjacent cadal border of scapula
insertion:teres major tuberosity
action:flex shoulder and rotate arm medially |
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origin:coracoid process
insertion:crest of the lesser tubercle, proximal to teres major tuberosity
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| tensor fasciae antebrachii |
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origin:fascia covering the lateral side of latissimus dorsi
insertion:the olecranon
action:extend the elbow |
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origin:triciptal line
insertion:olecranon tuber
action:extend elbow |
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origin:crest of lesser tubercle
insertion:olecranon
action:extend elbow |
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origin: caudal border of scapula
insertion:olecranon tuber
action:extend elbow and flex shoulder |
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origin:neck of humerus
insertion:olecranon tuber
action:extend elbow |
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origin:lateral supracondylar crest and medial epicondyle
insertion:lateral surface of the proximal end of ulna
action:extend elbow |
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origin: supraglenoid tubercle
insertion:the ulnar and radial tuberosities
action:flex elbow and extend the shoulder |
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origin: proximal third of of the lateral surface of the humerus
insertion:the ulnar and radial tuberosities
action:flex elbow |
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origin:lateral supracondylar crest
insertion:small tuberosities on dorsal surfaces of the base of metacarpals II and III
action:extend carpus |
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origin:lateral spicondyle of the humerus
insertion:extensor processes of the distal phalanges for digits II-V
action:extend joints of 4 principal digits and carpus |
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origin:lateral epicondyle of the humerus
insertion:proximal ends of all the phalanges of digits III, IV, V
action:extend the carpus and joints of digits III, IV, V |
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origin:lateral epicondyle of the humerus
insertion:lateral aspect of the proximal/cranial end of metacarpal V and accesory carpal bone
action:abduct and extend the carpal joint |
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origin:lateral epicondyle of humerus
insertion:cranial surface of the proximal fourth of radius
action:rotate the forearm laterally(supination), and flex elbow |
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origin:lateral border, and cranial surface of body of ulna
insertion:proximal end of metacarpal I
action:abduct the first digit |
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origin:medial epicondyle of humerus
insertion:medial border of radius
action:rotate forearm medially (pronation), flex elbow |
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origin:medial epicondyle of humerus, medial border of radius
insertion:the palmar side of the base if the metacarpals II,III
action:flex carpus |
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| superficial digital flexor |
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origin:medial epicondyle of the humerus
insertion:palmar surface of the base of middle phalanges of digits II,III,IV,V
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origin:ulnar head-medial epicondyle
insertion:accessory carpal bone
action:flex carpus |
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origin: humeral head-medial epicondyle of humerus
ulnar head-proximal 3-4ths of caudal border of ulna
radial head-middle third of medial border of radius
insertion: palmar surface of the base of all distal phalanges
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