Upper Limb Flashcards
(230 cards)
Action
Nerve
Whole: Add’s & Medly rotates the arm
Clavicular h.: flexes arm
Sternocostal h.: assists in respiration when shoulder is fixed
Med & Lat pectoral nerves from Med & Lat cords of brachial plexus
Depresses scapula; elevates ribs of origin to assist in respiration when the shoulder is fixed
Med pectoral
Rotates scapula; draws scapula forward around thoracic wall (protraction); holds scapula against thoracic wall
Long thoracic (nerve to serratus ant)
Anchors & depresses clavicle during upper limb movements
Nerve to subclavius
Clavicular part: flexes, Medly rotates arm Acromial part: Abd’s arm
pos part: extends, Latly rotates arm
Axillary
Initiates Abdion of arm; stabilizes shoulder joint
Suprascapular
Latly rotates arm; stabilizes shoulder joint
Suprascapular
Latly rotates arm; stabilizes shoulder joint
Axillary
Medly rotates arm; stabilizes shoulder joint
Upper & lower subscapular
Medly rotates & Add’s arm
Lower subscapular
Flex elbow
Supinate forearm when flexed
Weak flex glenohumeral joint
Musculocutaneous
Flex glenohumeral joint
Musculocutaneous
Flex elbow
Musculocutaneous
Extends forearm
Radial
Extends forearm (assists triceps); Abd’s ulna during pronation; tightens elbow joint
Radial
Pronates forearm
Median
Flexes & Abd’s (radially deviates) hand at wrist joint
Median
Flexes the wrist
Median
Flexes & Add’s hand at wrist
Ulnar
Flexes hand at wrist & digits 2 through 5 at the MP & proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints
Median
Flex MP joint & IP joint of thumb
Median (via ant IO branch)
Flex wrist & all MP, PIP, & DIP joints of digits 2-5
Median (via ant IO branch) - Lat half of muscle
Ulnar - Med half of muscle
Pronates hand by pronating forearm
Median (via ant IO branch)