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| Abductor Pollicis Longus (Origin) |
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Definition
| Middle one-third of posterior surface of ulna, radius, and interosseous membrane |
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Term
| Abductor Pollicis Longus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Dorsal side of base of first metacarpal (thumb) |
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Term
| Abductor Pollicis Longus _(Action) |
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Definition
| CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT: Abduction and extension of thumb |
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Term
| Adductor Pollicis (Origin) |
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Definition
| Capitate (largest carpal bone), second and third metacarpals |
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Term
| Adductor Pollicis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of proximal phalange of thumb |
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| Adductor Pollicis _(Action) |
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Definition
| Thumb: Adduction (carpometacarpal joint); adduction & assist in flexion (metacarpophalangeal joint) |
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Definition
| Lateral epicondyle of the humerus |
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Definition
| Olecranon process and proximal posterior surface of body of ulna |
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Definition
| ELBOW: Extension (assists in) |
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Definition
| Distal half of anterior surface of humerus |
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Definition
| Tuberosity and coronoid process of the ulna (unpalpatable) |
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Definition
| ELBOW: Flexion (main elbow flexor) |
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Definition
| Lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus |
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Term
| Brachioradialis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Styloid process of radius (remember: knob on the wrist under the thumb) |
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Term
| Brachioradialis _(Action) |
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Definition
| ELBOW: Flexion; Assists with pronation and supination of the forearm when these movements are resisted |
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Term
| Coracobrachialis (Origin) |
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Definition
| Coracoid process of the scapula |
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Term
| Coracobrachialis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Medial surface of middle shaft of humerus |
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Term
| Coracobrachialis _(Action) |
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Definition
| GLENOHUMERAL JOINT: Flexion and adduction |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (Origin) |
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Definition
| Lateral epicondyle of the humerus |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of the 3rd metacarpal |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis _(Action) |
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Definition
| Wrist: Extension, radial deviation (abduction) |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus (Origin) |
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Definition
| Lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of the 2nd metacarpal |
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| Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus _(Action) |
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Definition
| Wrist: Extension, radial deviation (abduction) |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (Origin) |
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Definition
| Lateral epicondyle of the humerus |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Ulnaris .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of the 5th metacarpal |
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Term
| Extensor Carpi Ulnaris _(Action) |
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Definition
| Wrist: Extension, ulnar deviation (adduction) |
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Term
| Extensor Digitorum Communis (Origin) |
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Definition
| Lateral epicondyle of the humerus |
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Term
| Extensor Digitorum Communis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| 2nd & 3rd phalanges of 4 medial fingers |
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Term
| Extensor Digitorum Communis _(Action) |
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Definition
| Wrist & Fingers: Extension |
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Term
| Extensor Pollicis Longus (Origin) |
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Definition
| Upper posterior surface of the ulna |
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Term
| Extensor Pollicis Longus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of the distal phalanx of the thumb |
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| Extensor Pollicis Longus _(Action) |
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Definition
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Term
| Flexor Carpi Radialis (Origin) |
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Definition
| Medial epicondyle of the humerus |
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Term
| Flexor Carpi Radialis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of the 2nd & 3rd metacarpals |
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Term
| Flexor Carpi Radialis _(Action) |
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Definition
| Wrist: Flexion, radial deviation (abduction) |
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| Flexor Carpi Ulnaris (Origin) |
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Definition
| Medial epicondyle of the humerus |
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Term
| Flexor Carpi Ulnaris .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of 5th metacarpal, pisiform and hook of hamate |
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| Flexor Carpi Ulnaris _(Action) |
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Definition
| Wrist: Flexion, ulnar deviation (adduction) |
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Term
| Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (Origin) |
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Definition
| Medial epicondyle of the humerus, medial coronoid process, & radial tuberosity |
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Term
| Flexor Digitorum Superficialis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Middle phalanges of 4 medial fingers |
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Term
| Flexor Digitorum Superficialis _(Action) |
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Definition
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Term
| Flexor Pollicis Longus (Origin) |
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Definition
| Anterior surface of body of radius and interosseous membrane |
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Term
| Flexor Pollicis Longus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Base of first distal phalange of palmar side |
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Term
| Flexor Pollicis Longus _(Action) |
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Definition
| Flexion of thumb at carpometacarpal, metacarpophalangeal, and intercarpal joints |
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Term
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Definition
| Infraspinous fossa of scapula |
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Term
| Infraspinatus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Greater tubercle of humerus; middle facet |
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Term
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Definition
| GLENOHUMERAL JOINT: Lateral rotation, adduction, extension, horizontal abduction; Stabilize head of the humerus and glenoid fossa |
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Definition
| Transverse processes of first through fourth cervical vertebrae; C1 is un-palpatable |
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Term
| Levator Scapula .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Medial border from root to superior angle of scapula |
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Term
| Levator Scapula _(Action) |
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Definition
| SCAPULA: Elevation, downward rotation (from upward rotation); (Switch Origin & Insertion) HEAD/NECK: Lateral flexion, extension, rotation to same side |
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Term
| Pectoralis Minor (Origin) |
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Definition
| Surface of 3rd, 4th and 5th ribs |
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Term
| Pectoralis Minor .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Coracoid process of scapula |
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Term
| Pectoralis Minor _(Action) |
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Definition
| SCAPULA: Depression, protraction and anterior tilt; Assists in forced respiration |
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Term
| Pronator Quadratus (Origin) |
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Definition
| Lower quarter of anterior surface of the ulna |
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Term
| Pronator Quadratus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Lower quarter of anterior side of the radius |
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Term
| Pronator Quadratus _(Action) |
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Definition
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Definition
| Medial supracondylar ridge of the humerus, coronoid process of the ulna |
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Term
| Pronator Teres .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Middle 1/3 of the outer surface of the radius |
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Term
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Definition
| Forearm: Pronation; Elbow: Flexion |
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Term
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Definition
| Minor: Spinous Processes of C7 and T1 vertebrae; Major: Spinous processes of T2 to T5 vertebrae |
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Term
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Definition
| Medial border of scapula between spine and inferior angle (Minor goes mainly to spine) |
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Definition
| SCAPULA: Retraction, elevation, downward rotation |
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Definition
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Definition
| Inferior, lateral aspect of the clavicle |
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Term
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Definition
| Draws clavicle down and forward, elevates first rib and stabilizes the sternoclavicular joint |
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Term
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Definition
| Subscapular fossa of the scapula |
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Term
| Subscapularis .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Lesser tubercle of the humerus |
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Term
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Definition
| GLENOHUMERAL JOINT: Medial rotation. Assists in adduction; Stabilize head of the humerus and glenoid fossa |
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Term
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Definition
| Lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus, posterior ulna |
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Definition
| Outer surface of the upper 1/3 of the radius |
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Definition
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Definition
| Supraspinous fossa of scapula |
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Term
| Supraspinatus .(Insertion) |
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Definition
| Greater tubercle of humerus; superior facet |
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Term
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Definition
| Glenohumeral Joint: (Initiator of) Abduction; Stabilize head of the humerus and glenoid fossa |
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Term
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Definition
| Superior half of lateral border of the scapula |
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Definition
| Greater tubercle of the humerus; inferior facet |
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Term
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Definition
| GLENOHUMERAL JOINT: Lateral rotation, adduction, extension, horizontal abduction; Stabilize head of the humerus and glenoid fossa |
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