Muscle of Shoulder, Arm, Forearm, and Hand

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Front Back
Trapezius
Origin: posterior occipital bone, ligamentum nuchae, C7-T12
Insertion: Clavicle, acromion process, spine of scapula
Action: Extends and abducts head, rotates and adducts scapula, fixes scapula
Deltiod
Origin: clavicle, acromion process, spine of scapula
Insertion: deltoid tuberosity of humerus
Action: Abducts arm; flexes, extends
Pectoralis Major
Origin: Clavice, sternum, cartilages of ribs 1-7
Insertion: Crest of greater tubercle of humerus
Action: Flexes, adducts, and medially rotates arm
Pectoralis Minor
Origin: Ribs 3-5
Insertion: Coracoid process of scapula
Action: Depress glenoid cavity, raises ribs 3-5
Latissimus Dorsi
Origin: T7-12, L1-5, S1-5, crest of illium, ribs 10-12
Insertion: Intertubercular groove of humerus
Action: Extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm; draws shoulder inferiorally
Supraspinatus
Origin: Supraspinous fossa
Insertion: Greater tubercle of humerus
Action: Abducts arm, helps stabilize shoulder joint
Infraspinatus
Origin: Infraspinous fossa
Insertion: Greater tubercle of humerus
Action: Laterally rotates and adducts arm, stabilizes shoulder joint
Subscapularis
Origin: Subscapular fossa
Insertion: Lesster tubercle of humerus
Action: Medially rotates arm, stabilizes shoulder joint
Teres Minor
Origin: Lateral boarder of scapula
Insertion: Greater tubercle of humerus
Action: Laterally rotates and adducts arm, stabilizes shoulder joint
Teres Major
Origin: Inferior angle of scapula
Insertion: crest of lesser tubercle of humerus
Action: laterally rotates and adducts are stabilizes shoulder joint
Biceps brachaii
Origin: Long head: superior margin of glenoid fossa Short head: coracoid process of scapula
Insertion: radial tuberosity
Action: flexes arm, flexes forearm, spinates hand
Triceps brachaii
Origin: Infraglenoid tuberosity of scapula, lateral and posterior surface of humerus
Insertion: olecranon process of ulna
Action: extends and adducts arm, extends forearm
Coracobrachialis
Origin: coracoid process of scapula
Insertion: midmedial shaft of humerus
Action: flexes and adducts arm
Brachialis
Origin: lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus
Insertion: coronoid process of ulna
Action: flexes arm
Brachioradialis
Origin: lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus
Insertion: styloid process of radius
Action: flexes forearm