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Muscular System Self-Test
Muscular System Self-Test
System
Self-Test
Created by: Kamini Wall
Muscles of the scapular
Muscles of the scapular – anterior view
1.
Subscapularis
Nerve: Subscapularis
Action: Medially
rotates
Muscles of the scapular – posterior view
Nerve: Suprascapular
1. Supraspinatus
Action: Abduction
Nerve: Suprascapular
2. Infraspinatus
Action: Laterally rotates
Nerve: Axillary
3. Teres Minor
Action: Laterally rotates
Nerve: Subscapular
4. Teres Major
Action: Medially rotates
ROTATOR CUFF MUSCLES
S
Supraspinatus I
Nerve: Suprascapular Infraspinatus
Action: Abduction Nerve: Suprascapular T
Action: Laterally rotates Teres Minor
Nerve: Axillary
Action: Laterally rotates
S
Subscapularis
Nerve: Subscapularis
Action: Medially rotates
Muscles of the back and neck
Muscles of the back – superficial view
Nerve: Accessory
1.
Action: Elevates, depress, laterally
rotates scapula
Trapezius
Nerve: Axillary
2. Deltoid
Action: Abducts
5. Rhomboid
Nerve: Dorsal scapular minor
Action: Adducts the scapula
6. Rhomboid major
Intrinsic back muscles - superficial
1. Splenalis
2. Longissimus: thoracic,
cervicis and capitis
3. Iliocostals
Intrinsic back muscles - deep
1. Pectoralis major
Nerve: Lateral and medial pectoral
2. Serratus Anterior
Clinical Relevance
S Serratus
A Anterior
L Long
T Thoracic
Winged Scapula:
injury to long thoracic nerve
Muscles of the upper limb
Muscles of the Arm – Anterior Compartment
Action: Flexion of
Nerve:
2. Biceps brachii shoulder and elbow,
Musculocutaneous
Supination
1. Triceps brachi
Action:
Extension of shoulder and elbow
Nerve: Radial
Muscles of the forearm – Superficial anterior Compartment
Action: Flex, Supinate, Pronate
1. Brachioradialis
Nerve: Radial
Action:
3. Flexor carpi radialis
Flex and adducts wrist (radially)
Nerve:
4.Palmaris longus Action: Flexes wrist Median
Action:
Flexes distal interphalangeal
2. Flexor digitorum joint
profundus
Nerve: Median & Ulnar
Action:
3. Flexor pollicis longus
Flex thumb
Nerve:
Median
4.Pronator quadratus Action: Pronate
Muscles of the forearm – Superficial Posterior Compartment
3. Extensor digitorium
1. Supinator
2. Anconeus
5. Extensor indicis
Ulnar nerve
Median nerve
3. Adductor pollicis
1. Abductor pollicis
brevis
5. Abductor digiti
2. Flexor pollicis minimi
brevis
6. Flexor digiti minimi
brevis
4.Lumbricals
Muscles of the hand – Deep view
4.Abductor digiti
1. Opponens pollicis
minimi
6. Opponens digiti
Ulnar nerve minimi
1. External oblique
Action: Flex trunk
2. Rectus abdominis Nerve: Segmental ventral rami
Muscles of the abdomen – right anterolateral deep view
2. Internal oblique
Which structures pass through the diaphragm? Which nerves supplies the diaphragm?
1. Psoas minor
2. Psoas major
Action: flexes thigh and trunk
3. Iliacus
Action: flexes hip
1. Gluteus maximus
1.Gluteus medius
2. Gluteus minimus
3. Piriformis
4. Superior gamellus
5. Obturator internus
6. Inferior gamellus
7. Quadratus femoris
8. Adductor minimus
Muscles of the gluteal region – posterior deep view
Muscle Action Nerve
1 & 2. Gluteus medius Abducts, and rotates thigh medially Superior gluteal
& minimus
Sacral Spinal
3. Piriformis
Nerve to
4. Superior gamellus
Abducts and Obturator
internus
5. Obturator internus laterally rotates
thigh
6. Inferior gamellus Nerve to quadratus
femoris
7. Quadratus femoris
Laterally rotates
Muscles of the thigh
Muscles of the thigh – anterior view
5. Vastus
1. Sartorius intermedius
Vastus Intermedius
1. Adductor minimis
3. Semitendinosus
4. Biceps femoris
5. Semimembranosus 2. Adductor magnus
Action: Adduct
Action: Extend thigh, flex leg
Nerve: Obturator & Sciatic
Nerve: Sciatic
Muscles of the thigh – posterior compartment
Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Muscles of the leg
Muscles of the leg – anterior compartment
Action:
2. Tibialis anterior
Dorsiflexion & Inversion
Nerve:
Deep fibular
3. Fibularis tertius Action:
Dorsiflexion, Eversion
4. Extensor hallucis
Action: Dorsiflexion
longus
Muscles of the leg – lateral compartment
1. Fibularis longus
Action: Eversion
2. Fibularis brevis
Nerve: Superficial
fibular
Muscles of the leg – posterior compartment
1. Plantaris Action: Plantar flex the foot, flex leg
Innervation:
Trigeminal nerve
Muscles of Facial Expression
Muscles of facial expression
Frontalis Levator
palpebrae
Orbicularis oculi superioris
Zygomaticus minor
Clinical Relevance:
Zygomaticus major Bell’s Palsy – loss of
innervation of the facial
Levator anguli oris nerve
Orbicularis oris
Muscles of the anterior neck
Muscles of the anterior neck
1. Thyrohyoid 3. Omohyoid
4. Sternohyoid
2. Sternothyroid
STRAP MUSCLES:
Responsible for moving the larynx during
swallowing and speaking