MUSCLES OF

ANTERIOR
COMPARTMENT OF
PRESENTED TO :

ARM
MAM MISBAH ARSHAD
MADE BY:
FIZA TARIQ
AYESHA SHAFIQUE
AYESHA IMRAN DOGAR
ISHA KHAN
Anterior compartment consist of
three muscles:

• BICEPS BRACHI
• CORACOBRACHIALIS
• BRACHIALIS
 BICEPS BRACHII
ORIGIN:
Long head= supraglenoid tubercle of scapula
Short head= coracoid process of scapula

INSERTION:
Tuberosity of radius
Bicipital aponeurosis into deep fascia of arm

NERVE SUPPLY:
Musculocutaneous nerve

NERVE ROOT:
C5, C6

ACTION:
Supination of forearm
Flexor of elbow joint
Weak flexor of shoulder joint
 CORACOBRACHIALIS
ORIGIN:
Coracoid process of scapula

INSERTION:
Medial aspect of shaft of humerus

NERVE SUPPLY:
Musculocutaneous nerve

NERVE ROOTS:
C5,C6,C7

ACTION:
Flexes arm
Weak adductor
 BRACHIALIS
ORIGIN:
Front of lower half of humerus

INSERTION:
Coronoid process of ulna

NERVE SUPPLY:
Musculocutaneous nerves

NERVE ROOTS:
C5,C6

ACTION:
FLEXOR OF ELBOW JOINT
 MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE
ROOT VALUE:
Ventral rami of C5-C7 segments of spinal cord
ORIGIN,COURSE,TERMINATION:
• It is a branch of the lateral cord of brachial plexus, lies lateral to axillary and
upper part of brachial artery.
• It supplies coracobrachialis, pierces the muscle to lie in the intermuscular
septum between between biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, both of
which supplied by this nerve
• About 2.5cm above the crease of elbow, it becomes cutaneous by piercing
the deep fascia.
• The nerve is called the lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm which supplies
skin of lateral side of forearm both on the front and back.
 BRANCHES

MUSCULAR:
Coracobrachialis
Long head of biceps brachi
Short head of biceps brachi
Brachialis

CUTANEOUS:
Lateral side of forearm

ARTICULAR:
Elbow joint