Muscle Actions

Question 0

Traps job?

Answer 0

Elevate, retract, depress, up rotate

Eg shoulder press action

Question 1

Shoulder girdle muscles are?

Answer 1

Trapezius 
Rhomboids
Serratus Anterior
Pecs Minor
Levator Scapulae

Question 2

Rhomboids job

Answer 2

Retract, down rotation eg shoulder press

Question 3

Serratus Anterior job

Answer 3

Protracts, up rotation eg shoulder press

Question 4

Pecs minor job

Answer 4

Protracts, down rotation eg lat pull down. Also elevate rib cage in deep inhalation

Question 5

Levator Scapulae job

Answer 5

Elevate, down rotate eg lat pull down, lateral neck flexion

Question 6

Shoulder muscles are?

Answer 6

Deltoids
Pecs major
Lats dorsi
Teres major

Question 7

Deltoids job

Answer 7

Flex, rotation, abduct, extend, lateral rotation

Question 8

Pecs major job

Answer 8

Flex, adduct, rotation

Question 9

Lats dorsi job

Answer 9

Adduction, extension, rotation, depress sh. girdle

Question 10

Teres Major job

Answer 10

Adduct, extend, rotate

Question 11

Rotator cuff muscles

Answer 11

Supraspinatus
Infra spinalis
Teres minor
Subscapularis

Question 12

Rotator cuff muscles jobs

Answer 12

All rotate and stabilise ball in socket joint

Plus Supraspinatus helps abduct and stops down dislocation

Question 13

Vertebral column muscles

Answer 13

Erector Spinae
Quadratus lumborum
Multifidus

Question 14

Erector Spinae job

Answer 14

Extends, hyper-extends

Question 15

Quads Lumborum job

Answer 15

Lateral flex, ext help.

Question 16

Multifidus job

Answer 16

Ext, rotation, lateral flexion