Upper extremity Muscle Actions

Shoulder Muscles

100

This muscle flexes, abducts, and internally rotates the shoulder at the GH joint

Deltoid

200

This muscle flexes, adducts, abducts and internally rotates shoulder at GH joint

Pectoralis major

300

What are the rotator cuff muscles?

Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis

400

What is the purpose of the rotator cuff muscles?

Stabilize the shoulder joint 

500

This muscle adducts, extends, and internally rotates shoulder while depressing, downwardly rotating, and adducting the scapula

Latissimus Dorsi

Arm Muscles

100

Which arm muscle has 2 heads and is located on the anterior surface of the arm?

Biceps brachii

200

Which muscle extends the elbow, but also extends and adducts the shoulder

Triceps

300

Which of the following is not located in the upper arm?

a) Biceps brachii
b) Brachialis
c) Triceps brachii
d) Pronator teres

 d. pronator teres

400

This muscle soley extends the elbow

aconeus

500

 In the upper arm, the biceps brachii and the triceps brachii are what to each other?

a) Synergists
b) Antagonists
c) Agonists
d) None of the above

b. anatagonist

Forearm Muscles

100

Which of the following muscles is NOT a forearm flexor?

• (a) Flexor carpi ulnaris
• (b) Flexor carpi radialis
• (c) Flexor digitorum superficialis
• (d) Triceps brachii

(d) Triceps brachii

200

This muscle aids the main pronator of the forearm during fast or resisted movements

Pronator teres

300

Which muscle is located on the posterior side of the forearm and extends the wrist and fingers? 

(a) Flexor carpi ulnaris

(b) Extensor carpi ulnaris

(c) Brachioradialis

(d) Pronator teres

b. extensor Carpi ulnaris

400

This is the primary supinator of the forearm

supinator

500

The pronator Teres does what?

pronation

Actions of Shouler

100

When beginning to swim, the over head stroke is what shoulder movement?

Flexion

200

Pushing open a door is what action?

a. flexion

b. extension

b. Extension

300

Reaching up and pointing at something is what movement?

shoulder flexion

400

Lateral dumbbell raises is what movement?

Abduction

500

Clapping your hands is what movement?

Adduction

Actions of Forearm

100

Holding a cup of coffee is what action?

wrist flexion

200

Opening a jar is what movement?

pronation and lateral wrist flexion

300

Typing on a keyboard is what movements of the fingers?

flexion and extension

400

Hitting a hammer is what wrist movements?

Lateral flexion and extension

500

At the end of throwing ball, what movement has your wrist completed?

Flexion