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Origin: Thoracic, lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Humerus
Action: Extends and adducts arm |
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Origin: C7 and T1-5
Insertion: Medial border of scapula
Action: Evaluates and retracts scapula |
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Origin: Occipital, cervical, thoracic vertebrae
Insertion: Spine of Scapula
Action: Elevates, depresses and retracts scapula |
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Origin: Lumbar spine, illiac crest, costal cartilages of lower ribs
Insertion: linea alba, pubic crest
Action: Compress Abdominal contents |
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Origin: Lower ribs
Insertion: linea alba, pubic crest, iliac crest
Action: Flexes trunk, rotates trunk |
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Origin: Lumbar spine, iliac crest
Insertion: linea alba, pubic crest, iliac crest
Action: Flexes trunk, rotates trunk |
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Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus
Insertion: Base of metacarpals
Action: Flexes wrist |
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| Flexor digitorum superficialis |
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Definition
Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus, radius and ulna
Insertion: Phalanges 2-5
Action: flexes digits |
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| Flexor digitorum profundus |
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Definition
Origin: Coronoid process of ulna
Insertion: Phalanges 2-5
Action: Flexes digits |
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Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus
Insertion: Ulna
Action: extends elbow |
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Origin: Radius and Ulna
Insertion: Metacarpal of polled
Action: Abducts pollex |
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Definition
Origin: Radius and Ulna
Insertion: Phalanges of pollex
Action: Extends pollex |
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Origin: Cervical Vertebrae
Insertion: Medial border of scapula
Action: Elevates and retracts scapula |
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Definition
Origin: Iliac crest, sacrum
Insertion: Ribs
Action: Extends trunk |
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Origin: Inferior border of rib above
Insertion: Superior border of rib below
Action: Elevates ribs for respiration |
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Origin: Superior border of rib below
Insertion: Inferior border of rib below
Action: Depresses ribs |
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Origin: Ilieum
Insertion: femur
Action: abducts thigh |
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Origin: Femus
Insertion: Patella/tibia
Action: Extends knee |
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Definition
Origin: Pubis
Insertion: Femur
Action: adducts thigh |
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Origin: Fibula
Insertion: 5th metatarsal
Action: Plantar flexion and eversion of foot |
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Definition
Origin: Clavicle, spine, and acromion of scapula
Insertion: deltoid tuberosity of humerus
Action: flexes, extends and abducts arm |
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Origin: Glenoid labrum and coracoid process of scapula
Insertion: Radial tuberosity of radius
Action: Flexes elbow, stabilizes shoulder articulation |
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Origin: humerus
Insertion: coronoid process of ulna
Action: flexes elbow |
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Definition
Origin: scapula, humerus
Insertion: Olecranon process of ulna
Action: extends elbow |
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Definition
Origin: humerus
Insertion: radius
Action: flexes elbow |
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Definition
Origin: medial epicondyle of humerus
Insertion: carpals and metacarpals
Action: flexes wrist |
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Term
| Extensor carpi radialis longus |
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Definition
Origin: humerus
Insertion: 2nd metatarsal
Action: extends wrist |
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| Extensor carpi radialis brevis |
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Definition
Origin: lateral epicondyle of humerus
Insertion: 3rd metacarpal
Action: extends wrist |
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Definition
Origin: Lateral epicondyle of humerus
Insertion: phalanges of digits 2-4
Action: extends digits |
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Definition
Origin: supraspinatus fossa of scapula
Insertion: greater tubercle of humerus
Action: Abduction of arm |
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Origin: infraspinatus fossa of scapula
Insertion: greater tubercle of humerus
Action: lateral rotation of arm |
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origin: infraspinatus fossa of scapula
insertion: greater tubercle of humerus
action: lateral rotation of arm |
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origin: inferior angle of scapula
insertion: intertubercle groove of humerus
action: extends, adducts and medially rotates arm |
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origin: lateral border of scapula
insertion: lateral tubercle of humerus
action: lateral rotation of arm |
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