Compartment/group of popliteus
Posterior leg
(synergist?): iliocostalis muscle, extension of vertebrae
longissimus/spinalis
Artery that supplies blood to: anterior leg
anterior tibial artery
nerves that innervate the pectineus
femoral nerve and obturator nerve
flexes and adducts hand at wrist
flexor carpi ulnaris
Compartment/group of longissimus
Intrinsic back
(synergist?): trapezius muscle, retraction of scpaula
rhomboid major and minor
Artery that supplies blood to: anterior arm
brachial artery
what nerve innervates the adductor longus muscle
obturator nerve
The ____________________ ligament keeps vertebral centra from dislocating anterior relative to each other
anterior longitudinal
Compartment/group of teres major muscle
Scapulohumeral
(synergist?): extensor carpi ulnaris muscle, extension of hand wrist
extensor carpi radialis longus/brevis
Artery that supplies blood to: posterior arm
profunda brachii artery (deep artery of the arm)
what nerve innervates the pectoralis minor muscle
medial pectoral nerve
contraction of these 3 muscle is responsible for the heel-off part of the gait cycle
gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior
Compartment/group of latissimus dorsi
Axioappendicular
(synergist?): opponens pollicis muscle, opposition of thumb
abductor pollicis longus/brevis, flexor pollicis longus/brevis
Artery that supplies blood to: infraspinous fossa
subscapular artery/circumflex scapular artery
what nerve innervates the rhomboid major muscle
dorsal scapular nerve
The afferent (sensory) signals from the peripheral nervous system synapse in these structures before reaching the spinal cord
dorsal root ganglia
Compartment/group of coracobrachialis
Anterior arm
(synergist?): piriformis muscle, lateral rotation of thigh at hip
obturator internus/ superior gemellus/ sartorius/ inferior gemellus/ quadratus femoris/ obturator externus
Artery that supplies blood to: posterior thigh
perforating branches from profunda femoris/deep femoral artery/popliteal artery
the sciatic nerve travels through this opening as it passes from within the pelvic cavity to the gluteal region and posterior thigh
greater sciatic foramen
what are five muscles that adduct the arm at the shoulder
coracobrachialis, teres major, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii, subscapularis, infraspinatus