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Shoulder and Arm muscles 2
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/01/2009

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Term
Supraspinatus
Definition
F: Abductor
NN: Suprascapular
Term
Infraspinatus
Definition
F: Lateral rotator
NN: Suprascapular
Term
Teres Minor
Definition
F: Lateral rotator
NN: Axillary
Term
Teres Major
Definition
F: Arm adduction and medial rotation
NN: Lower subscapular
Term
Pronator Teres
Definition
F: Pronation of forearm and flexion at elbow
NN: Median
Term
Palmaris Longus
Definition
F: Flexes hand toward palm
NN: Median
Term
Flexor carpi radialis
Definition
F: Palmar flexion and radial abduction of hand
NN: Median
Term
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Definition
F: Stronger flexors of fingers and mildly on wrists
NN: Median
Term
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Definition
F: Hand flexion and adduction
NN: Ulnar
Term
Flexor digitorum profundus
Definition
F: Flexor of wrist, midcarpal J., Metacarpophalangeal J., Phalangeal J.
Lateraly NN: Median
Medially NN: Ulnar
Term
Flexor pollicis longus
Definition
F: Flexor of thumb
NN: Median
Term
Pronator quadratus
Definition
F: Pronates forearm
NN: Median
Term
Brachioradialis
Definition
F: Brings forearm into midposition between pronation and supination (flexor)
NN: Radial
Term
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Definition
F: Extensor and abductor of hand at wrist joint
NN: Radial
Term
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Definition
F: Extensor and abductor of hand at wrist J.
NN: Radial
Term
Extensor digitorum
Definition
F: Extends 4 medial fingers and strong dorsiflexor of hand at J.
NN: Post. interosseous branch of deep radial
Term
Extensor digit minimi
Definition
F: Extension of 5th digiti and dorsiflexion of hand
NN: Post. Interosseous branch of deep radial
Term
Supinator
Definition
F: Encircles radius and supinates forearm
NN: Deep branch of radial
Term
Abductor Pollicis Longus
Definition
F: Abduction of first thumb and its extension of carpometacarpal J.
NN: Post. Interosseous branch of deep radial
Term
Extensor Pollicis Brevis
Definition
F: Extension of proximal phalanx at metacarpophalangeal J.
NN: Post. Interosseous branch of deep radial
Term
Extensor pollicis longus
Definition
F: Extends thumb using crest on radius as a fulcum
NN: Post. Interosseous branch of deep radial
Term
Extensor indicis
Definition
F: Index extension and hand dorsiflexion
NN: Post. Interosseous branch of deep radial
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