Shoulder
Shoulder Muscles
Shoulder Muscles
Shoulder Muscles
100

What are the three muscle attachments for muscle on the shoulder?

1. Supraspinous fossa

2. Subscapular fossa 

3. Infraspinous fossa 

100

What does the pectoralis major do?

Adducts humerus

Medially rotates humerus 

Clavicle head: flexes humerus 

Sternocostal head: extends humerus 

Protracts and depresses scapula 

100

What does the levator scapulae do?

Elevates scapula 

Downward rotates scapula

100

What does the supraspinatus do?

Initiates and assists deltoid in abduction of humerus 

200

What are the angle and processes of the scapula?

1. Acromion

2. Superior angle 

3. Coracoid angle 

4. Inferior angle 

5. Glenoid fossa

6. Subscapular notch

200

What does the pectoralis minor do?

Depresses scapula (inferior)

Protracts scapula (anteriorly)

Downward rotates scapula 

200

What does the latissimus dorsi do?

Extends humerus 

Adducts humerus 

Medially rotates humerus 

Downward rotates scapula 

Depresses scapula 

Retracts scapula

200

What does the infraspinatus do?

Laterally rotates humerus 

300

What are the joints of the shoulder?

Sternoclavicular joint 

Acromioclavicular joint 

Glenohumeral joint 

Scapulothoracic joint

300

What does the subclavius do?

Depresses clavicle 

300

What is the rhomboids major and minor do?

Elevates scapula 

Retracts scapula 

Downward rotates scapula 

300

What does the teres minor do?

Laterally rotates the humerus

400

What are the extrinsic anterior and posterior muscles of the shoulder?

(Anterior)

Pectoralis major 

Pectoralis minor 

Subclavius 

Serratus anterior

(Posterior)

Trapezius

Latissimus dorsi

Levator scapulae 

Rhomboids major and minor 

400

What does the serratus anterior do?

(Boxers muscle)

Protracts scapula 

Upward rotates scapula 

Depresses scapula 

400

What does the teres major do?

Adducts humerus 

Medially rotates humerus 

400

What does the subscapularis do?

Medially rotates the humerus 

500

What are the intrinsic shoulder muscles? 

Deltoid 

Supraspinatus

Infraspinatus

Teres minor

Teres major

Subscapularis 


500

What does the trapezius do?

Descending:

- elevates scapula 

Middle:

- retracts scapula 

Ascending:

- depresses scapula 

Descending + Ascending:

- upward rotation 

500

What does the deltoid do?

Anterior:

Flexes and medially rotates humerus 

Middle:

Abducts humerus 

Posterior:

Extends and laterally rotates humerus 

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