Shoulder Muscles

Question 1

Serratus anterior is tight/shortened

Answer 1

Scapular depression, abduction, and winging

Question 2

Levator scapula is tight/shortened

Answer 2

Scapular elevation and downward rotation

Question 3

Pectoralis major is tight/shortened

Answer 3

Scapular depression and abduction. Humeral anterior translation, internal rotation, and abduction

Question 4

Pectoralis minor is tight/shortened

Answer 4

Scapular depression, abduction, ant tilt, winging, and downward rotation

Question 5

Latissimus dorsi is tight/shortened

Answer 5

Scapular depression and downward rotation. Humeral internal rotation and abduction

Question 6

Rhomboids are tight/shortened

Answer 6

Scapular elevation, adduction, and downward rotation

Question 7

Deltoid is tight/shortened

Answer 7

Scapular elevation, abduction, ant tilt, and downward rotation. Humeral anterior translation, and abduction

Question 8

Subscap and teres major are tight/shortened

Answer 8

Humeral IR

Question 9

Infraspinatus, teres minor are tight/shortened

Answer 9

Scapular elevation and winging

Question 10

Scapula is elevated when these muscles are tight/short

Answer 10

Post deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor, upper trap, levator scap, rhomboids

Question 11

Scapula is depressed when these muscles are tight/short

Answer 11

Pec major, pec minor, subscap, lats, biceps, coraco, triceps

Question 12

Shoulder is abducted when these muscles are tight/short

Answer 12

Post deltoid, teres major, teres minor, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, seratus ant,

Question 13

Upper trap is tight/short

Answer 13

Scapular elevation

Question 14

Middle trap is tight/short

Answer 14

Scapular adduction

Question 15

Supraspinatus is tight/short

Answer 15

Scapular abduction and downward rotation

Question 16

Biceps are tight/short

Answer 16

Scapular depression, ant tilt

Question 17

Coracobrachialis is tight/short

Answer 17

Scapular depression, ant tilt

Question 18

Triceps are tight/short

Answer 18

Scapular depression

Question 19

Scapula is adducted if these muscles are tight/short

Answer 19

Middle trap, Rhomboids

Question 20

Scapula is ant tilted if these muscles are tight/short

Answer 20

Pec minor, serratus ant, lats, biceps

Question 21

Scapula will wing if these muscles are tight/short

Answer 21

Pec minor, infraspinatus, teres minor, serratus ant

Question 22

Scapula is downward. rotated if these muscles are tight/short

Answer 22

Levator scapula, rhomboids, pec minor, supraspinatus, deltoid, lats