Final Muscle Attachments, Actions, & Innervations Flashcards
Latissimus dorsi attachments
from… lower thoracic spinous processes, thoracolumbar fascia & iliac crest
to… floor of intertubercular sulcus of the humerus
Latissimus dorsi actions
adduction
extension
medial rotation of humerus
Latissimus dorsi innervation
thoracodorsal nerve (C6-8)
Levator scapulae attachments
from… transverse processes of C1-C4
to… superior angle and superomedial border of the scapula
Levator scapulae actions
elevation of scapula
downward rotation of scapula
Levator scapulae innervation
dorsal scapular nerve (C4-C5)
sensory: direct branches of C3-4
Pectoralis major attachments
from… clavicle, costal cartilages, sternum & aponeurosis of the external oblique
to… the lateral lip of of the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus
Pectoralis major actions
humeral adduction
humeral flexion
humeral medial rotation
Sternocostal portion: assists with extension of the flexed arm
Pectoralis major innervations
lateral & medial pectoral nerves
(clavicular head C5-7; sternocostal head C8-T1)
Pectoralis minor attachments
from… outer surfaces of ribs 3-5
to… the coracoid process
Pectoralis minor actions
anterior tilt of scapula
assists with depression of the shoulder
forced inspiration
Pectoralis minor innervations
medial & lateral pectoral nerves
(C5-T1)
Rhomboids attachments
major: from… spinous processes T2-5; minor: from… ligamentum nuchae & spinous processes C7-T1
to… medial border of scapula
Rhomboids actions
scapular retraction
scapular elevation (upper)
scapular downward rotation
Rhomboids innervation
PNS: dorsal scapular nerve (CNS: C4-C5)
sensory: direct branches of C3-4
Serratus anterior attachments
from… the outer surfaces & superior borders of upper eight-ten ribs
to… the costal surfaces of the medial border of the scapula
Serratus anterior actions
scapular protraction
upward rotation of the scapula
Serratus anterior innervation
long thoracic nerve (C5-7)
Subclavius attachments
from… 1st rib & cartilage
to… the undersurface of the clavicle
Subclavius actions
depresses clavicle
stabilizes clavicle
Subclavius innervation
subclavian nerve (C5-6)
Trapezius attachments
from… superior nuchal line, external occipital protuberance, ligamentum nuchae, & cervical & thoracic spinous processes
to… clavicle, acromion & scapular spine
Trapezius actions
scapular elevation (upper)
scapular depression (lower)
scapular retraction (middle)
scapular upwards rotation (upper & lower)
Trapezius innervation
accessory nerve (CN XI),
(sensory: C3-4)