Where is the Biceps Brachii?
Function of Biceps Brachii
Supination of forearm
Flexion of forearm
Flexion of arm (weak)
Origin of Biceps Brachii?
Long head: scapula (supraglenoid tubercle)
Short head: scapula (coracoid process)
Insertion and Innervation of Biceps Brachii?
Tendon: radius (tuberosity)
Aponeurosis: deep fascia (proximal medial forearm)
Musculocutaneous nerve
Where is the Brachialis?
Function of the Brachialis?
Flexion of forearm
Origin of Brachialis?
Humerus (anterior distal shaft)
Insertion and Innervation of Brachialis?
Ulna (tuberosity)
Musculocutaneous nerve
Where is the Brachioradialis?
Function of Brachioradialis?
Flexion of forearm
Assists in pronation of forearm (when supinated)
Assists in supination of forearm (when pronated)
Origin of Brachioradialis?
Humerus (lateral distal shaft)
Insertion and Innervation of Brachioradialis?
Radius (styloid process)
Radial Nerve
Where is the Coracobrachialis?
Function of Coracobrachialis?
Adduction of arm
Flexion of arm
Origin of Coracobrachialis?
Scapula (coracoid process)
Insertion and Innervation of Coracobrachialis?
Humerus (medial mid-shaft)
Musculocutaneous nerve
Where is the Deltoid?
Function of the Deltoid?
Anterior part: flexion and medial rotation of arm
Lateral part: abduction of arm
Posterior part: extension and lateral rotation of arm
Origin of Deltoid?
Anterior part: clavicle (lateral 1/3)
Lateral part: scapula (acromion)
Posterior part: scapula (spine)
Insertion and Innervation of Deltoid?
Humerus (deltoid tuberosity)
Axillary nerve
Where is the Latissimus Dorsi?
Function of Latissimus Dorsi?
Adduction of arm
Extension of arm
Medial rotation of arm
Origin of Latissimus Dorsi?
Sacral and lumbar spines via thoracolumbar fascia
Ilium (iliac crest) via thoracolumbar fascia
Ribs (lower four)
Spinous processes of T6-12 vertebrae
Scapula (inferior angle)
Insertion and Innervation of Latissimus Dorsi?
Humerus (floor of intertubercular sulcus)
Thoracodorsal nerve
Where is the Long Head of the Biceps Brachii
Where is the Pectoralis Major?
Function of the Pectoralis Major?
Adduction of arm
Medial rotation of arm
Clavicular head: flexion of arm
Sternocostal head: extension of arm (from flexed position)
Origin of Pectoralis Major?
Clavicular head: clavicle (medial part)
Sternocostal head: sternum, costal cartilages 1-6, and aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle
Insertion and Innervation of Pectoralis Major?
Humerus (lateral lip of intertubercular sulcus)
Lateral pectoral nerve (C5-7)
Medial pectoral nerve (C8-T1)
Where is the Pectoralis Minor?
Function of Pectoralis Minor?
Stabilizes scapula (holds it against thoracic wall)
Protraction (abduction) of scapula (assists serratus anterior)
Lateral rotation of scapula (e.g., depresses the acromion)
Origin of Pectoralis Minor?
Ribs 3-5
Insertion and Innervation of Pectoralis Minor?
Scapula (coracoid process)
Medial and lateral pectoral nerves
Where is Serratus Anterior?
Function of Serratus Anterior?
Protraction (abduction) of scapula
Superior rotation of scapula (directs glenoid cavity superiorly)
Stabilizes scapula (holds it against thoracic wall)
Serratus anterior is a prime mover in all reaching and pushing movements
Origin of Serratus Anterior?
Ribs 1-9
Insertion and Innervation?
Scapula (medial border)
Long thoracic nerve
Where is the Short Head of Biceps Brachii
Where is the Subscapularis?
Function of Subscapularis?
Medial rotation of arm
Holds head of humerus in glenoid cavity
Origin of Subscapularis?
Scapula (subscapular fossa)
Insertion and Innervation of Subscapularis?
Humerus (lesser tubercle)
Upper and lower subscapular nerves
What does the Rotator Cuff include?
Rotator cuff muscles include supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis muscles
What does the Rotator Cuff do?
Rotator cuff muscles stabilize glenohumeral joint by holding humeral head in glenoid cavity
Where is the Teres Major?
Function of Teres Major?
Medial rotation of arm
Adduction of arm
Extension of arm
Origin of Teres Major?
Scapula (inferior angle and lateral border)
Insertion and Innervation of Teres Major?
Humerus (medial lip of intertubercular sulcus)
Lower subscapular nerve
Where is the Trapezius?
Function of Trapezius?
Superior fibers: elevation of scapula; superior rotation of scapula (glenoid cavity directed superiorly)
Middle fibers: retraction (adduction) of scapula
Inferior fibers: depression of scapula
Origin of Trapezius?
Occipital bone (superior nuchal line)
Nuchal ligament
Vertebra prominens (spinous process of C7 vertebra)
Spinous processes of T1-12 vertebrae
Insertion and Innervation of Trapezius?
Clavicle (lateral)
Scapula (spine and acromion)
Accessory nerve (CN XI)
The posterior view of the Deltoid
Where is the Infraspinatus?
Function of the Infraspinatus?
Lateral rotation of arm
Holds head of humerus in glenoid cavity
Origin of the Infraspinatus?
Scapula (infraspinous fossa)
Insertion and Innervation of Infraspinatus?
Humerus (greater tubercle)
Suprascapular nerve
Where is the Lateral Head of the Triceps Brachii
Function of the Lateral Head of the Triceps Brachii
Extension of Forearm
Origin of the Lateral Head of the Triceps Brachii
Humerus (shaft, proximal to radial groove)
Insertion and Innervation of the Lateral Head of the Triceps Brachii
Ulna (olecranon)
Radial nerve
Posterior View of the Latissimus Dorsi
Where is the Levator Scapulae?
Function of the Levator Scapulae?
Elevation of scapula (e.g., shrugging shoulders)
Inferior rotation of scapula (directing glenoid fossa inferiorly)
Lateral flexion of neck (when scapula fixed)
Origin of the Levator Scapulae?
Transverse processes of C1-4 vertebrae
Insertion and Innervation of Levator Scapulae?
Scapula (superior angle and medial border)
Dorsal scapular nerve
Ventral rami of C3-4 spinal nerves
Where is the Long Head of the Triceps Brachii
Origin of Long Head of the Triceps Brachii
Scapula (infraglenoid tubercle)
Insertion and Innervation of Long Head of the Triceps Brachii
Ulna (olecranon)
Radial nerve
Function of the Long Head of the Triceps Brachii
Extension of forearm
Extension of arm
Where is the Medial Head of Triceps Brachii
Function of Medial Head of Triceps Brachii
Extension of forearm
Origin of Medial Head of Triceps Brachii
Humerus (shaft, distal to radial groove)
Insertion and Innervation of Medial Head of Triceps Brachii
Ulna (olecranon)
Radial nerve
Where is the Rhomboid Major?
Function of the Rhomboid Major?
Retraction (adduction) of scapula
Elevation of scapula
Origin of the Rhomboid Major?
Spinous processes of T2-5 vertebrae
Insertion and Innervation of the Rhomboid Major?
Scapula (medial border)
Dorsal scapular nerve
Where is the Rhomboid Minor?
Function of the Rhomboid Minor?
Retraction (adduction) of scapula
Elevation of scapula
Origin of the Rhomboid Minor?
Spinous processes of C7-T1 vertebrae
Insertion and Innervation of the Rhomboid Minor?
Scapula (medial border)
Dorsal scapular nerve
Where is the Supraspinatus?
Function of the Supraspinatus?
Abduction of arm
Holds head of humerus in glenoid cavity
Origin of the Supraspinatus?
Scapula (supraspinous fossa)
Insertion and Innervation of the Supraspinatus?
Humerus (greater tubercle)
Suprascapular nerve
Posterior View of the Teres Major?
Posterior View of the Teres Minor?
Posterior View of the Trapezius
Full view of the Triceps Brachii