What Am I?
I am the first S in SITS
Supraspinatus
The shoulder is made up of this many joints
Four
BONUS: Name the 4 shoulder joints
Moving away from the midline of the body in the frontal plane
Abduction
The coracobrachialis originates here
Coracoid process of the scapula
The shoulder is this type of joint
Ball in socket
I am the "I" in SITS
Infraspinatus
Is the deltoid one muscle or three muscles?
1 muscle, 3 parts!
BONUS: Name the 3 parts!
Moving toward the midline of the body in the frontal plane
Adduction
This is the only muscle on the posterior arm and its name means "3 heads"
Triceps brachii
The shoulder is the most ______ joint in the body, therefore it is very susceptible to _________.
MOBILE & INJURY
I have 7 actions and I mean "widest back"
Latissimus Dorsi
Scapular plane elevation occurs at this many degrees in between the frontal and sagittal planes
45
This exercise, which makes your eyes bleed, is not optimal because...(2 part answer)
BENCH DIPS
Bench dips are not optimal because the humerus only has about 60 degrees of extension. Bench dips force the humerus into 90+ degrees of extension.
This muscle gets its name from its resemblance to the blade of a steak knife
Serratus Anterior
Name all 17 muscles of the shoulder
YOU CAN DO IT!
I am located UNDER the scapula
Subscapularis
The gleno-humeral joint has this many degrees of flexion
160
Moving away from the midline of the body in the transverse plane
Horizontal abduction
This most superficial muscle of the back resembles a triangle
Trapezius
The primary functions of the rotator cuff muscles are to?
Pull the humerus into the glenoid fossa
I am the "lats little helper"
Teres Major
The gleno-humeral joint has this many degrees of extension
60
Moving toward the midline of the body in the transverse plane
Horizontal adduction
You gotta know a little something about geometry to name these chevron-shaped muscles (when paired)
Rhomboids
The acronym for the 7 actions of the latissimus dorsi
DIE HARD
BONUS: What are the actions of the lats?