lab 9, muscles of leg and arm

Functions (arm)

100

This extends the elbow

triceps brachii

200

This extends fingers and wrist

Extensor digitorum

300

This flexes and adducts wrist

flexor carpi ulnaris

400

This flexes fingers to make a fist (and also flexes wrist)

flexor digitorum superficialis

500

This flexes and abducts wrist

flexor carpi radialis

Functions (leg)

100

This flexes the hip

Iliopsoas

200

This adducts thigh and strangely enough assists with flexion of the knee

Gracilis

300

This flexes and abducts hip

Tensor fasciae latae

400

This is in charge of dorsiflexion, eversion and extension of 4 lateral toes

extensor digitorum longus

500

These 2 muscles are in charge of plantar flexion and eversion

Fibularis longus and fibularis brevis

Synergists

100

All 4 muscles of the quads are synergists for knee extension, but 1 helps flex the hip, which one

rectus femoris

200

4 synergists for extending knee joint

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius

300

4 synergists of flexing your wrist

flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum superficialis

400

3 synergists for abducting the thigh

tensor fascia latae, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius

500

3 synergists for flexing your elbow

biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis

Name that arm muscle

100

1

extensor digitorum

200

2

palmaris longus

300

3

flexor carpi radialis

400

4

brachialis

500

5

flexor digitorum superficialis

Name that leg muscle

100

1

calcaneal tendon

200

2

gastrocnemius

300

3

sartorius

400

4

vastus lateralis

500

5

tibialis anterior