Names of Rotator Cuff Muscles
What is the muscle above the spine of the scapular?
Supraspinatus
What is the name for the "trowel" bone?
Scapula
What action does the Teres Minor provide?
External Rotation of the Shoulder
What is the name of the muscle in the upper arm that has two heads? (Two Names)
Biceps Brachii
What is the muscle that helps you shrug your shoulders?
Trapezius
What is the name of the muscle below the spine of the scapula?
Infraspinatus
What is the name of the ridge on the scapula?
Spine of the Scapula
What action does the Supraspinatus provide?
Shoulder Abduction
What is the name of the muscle in the upper arm that has three heads? (two names)
Triceps Brachii
What is the name of the the two muscles between your shoulder blades, deep to the Trapezius muscle?
Rhomboids
What is the name of the muscle on the anterior side of the scapula?
Subscapularis
What bony landmark forms a joint with the clavicle?
Acromion Process
What action does the Infraspinatus provide?
External Rotation of the Shoulder
What are the names of the two heads of the Biceps Brachii?
Long Head and Short Head
How many sections are in the Trapezius muscles, and what are they called?
Upper, Middle, Lower
What is the name of the muscle originating from the lateral border of the scapula?
Teres Minor
What is the name of the landmark where the Short Head of the Biceps Brachii muscle originates from?
Coracoid Process
What action does the Subscapularis provide?
Internal Rotation of the Shouder
Names the three Deltoid muscles
Anterior Deltoid
Medial Deltoid
Posterior Deltoid
What is the muscle in the lower back originating from the lumbar spine and inserting in the Ilium bones?
Quadratus Lumborum
What two muscles provide external rotation of the shoulder?
Teres Minor and Infraspinatus
What is the name of the landmark where the deltoid muscles insert?
Deltoid Tuberosity
What do all four rotator cuff muscles help to do to the shoulder joint?
Stabilize
What is the name of the muscle group on the anterior side of the forearm?
Flexors
What is the large muscle in the back that looks like wings, and allows for pull ups and rows?
Latissimus Dorsi