Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What are the Rotator Cuff Muscles
A
-Supraspinatus
-Infraspinatus
-Teres Minor
-Subscapularis
2
Q
What forms the borders of the Quadrangular Space
A
Superior: Teres minor
Lateral: Humerus
Medial: Triceps brachii
Inferior: Teres major
3
Q
What passes through the Quadrangular Space?
A
- Axillary nerve
- Dorsal circumflex artery of humerus
4
Q
Anterior Muscles of Upper Arm
A
- Brachialis
- Coracobrachialis
- Biceps brachii
5
Q
Role of Anterior Upper Arm muscles
A
- flexion of the forearm
- support
6
Q
Posterior Muscles of the Upper Arm
A
- Triceps brachii
- Anconeus
7
Q
Role of Posterior Upper Arm muscles
A
- Extension of the forearm
- Stability of joints
8
Q
Superficial Anterior Forearm muscles
A
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Palmaris longus
- Pronator teres
- Flexor carpi radialis
9
Q
Intermediate Anterior Forearm muscles
A
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
10
Q
Deep Anterior Forearm muscles
A
- Flexor digitorum profundus
- Flexor pollicis longus
- Pronator quadratus
11
Q
Role of Deep Anterior Forearm muscles
A
- Flexion of the wrist
- Flexion of fingers
- Pronation of wrist
12
Q
Superficial Posterior Forearm muscles
A
- Brachioradialis
- Extensor carpi radialis longus
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- Extensor digitorum
- Extensor digiti minimi
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
13
Q
Deep Posterior Forearm muscles
A
- Supinator
- Abductor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis brevis
- Extensor indicis
14
Q
Thenar Eminence muscles
A
- Abductor pollicis brevis
- Flexor pollicis brevis
- Oppenens pollicis
15
Q
Hypothenar Eminence muscles
A
- Abductor digiti minimi
- Flexor digitiminimi
- Opponens digiti minimi
- Palmaris brevis
