9.7: MODELS- Arm and Leg
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Name |
Action |
Origin |
Insertion |
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Forearm movers |
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Biceps brachii |
Flexes arm at elbow |
Scapula |
Radius |
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Brachialis |
Flexes arm at elbow |
Humerus |
Ulna |
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Triceps brachii |
Extends arm at elbow |
Humerus & Scapula |
Ulna |
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Pronator teres |
Pronates forearm |
Humerus & Ulna |
Radius |
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Supinator |
Supinates forearm |
Humerus & Ulna |
Radius |
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Brachioradialis |
Flexes arm at elbow (beer raising) |
Humerus |
Radius |
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Hand & finger movers |
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Name |
Action |
Origin |
Insertion |
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Flexor carpi radialis |
Flexes & abducts hand at wrist |
Humerus |
Carpal Bones |
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Palmaris longus |
Flexes hand at wrist |
Humerus |
Carpal Bones |
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Flexor carpi ulnaris |
Flexes & adducts hand at wrist |
Humerus |
Carpal Bones |
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Extensor carpi radialis |
Extends & abducts hand at wrist |
Humerus |
Carpal Bones |
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Extensor digitorum |
Extends fingers |
Humerus |
Digits |
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Extensor carpi ulnaris |
Extends & adducts hand at wrist |
Humerus |
Carpal Bones |
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Muscles of the thigh & leg |
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Name |
Action |
Origin |
Insertion |
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Flexor digitorum longus |
Flexes toes |
Tibia |
Digits |
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Flexor hallucis longus |
Flexes hallux |
Fibula |
big toe |
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Tibialis anterior |
Dorsiflex foot at ankle, inverts foot |
Tibia |
1st metatarsal |
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Extensor digitorum longus |
Extends toes |
Tibia & fibula |
digits |
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Fibularis (peroneus) longus |
plantarflexes |
Tibia & fibula |
1st metatarsal |
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Gastrocnemius |
plantarflexes |
Femur |
calcaneous |
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Soleus |
Plantarflexes |
Femur & tibia |
calcaneous |
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Name |
Action |
Origin |
Insertion |
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Muscles of the leg & thigh |
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Psoas major |
Flexes thigh at hip (also flexes vertebral column) |
Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebrae |
Femur |
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Iliacus |
Flexes thigh at hip |
Ilium |
Femur |
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Adductor longus |
Adducts thigh at hip |
Pubis |
Femur |
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Adductor magnus |
Adducts thigh at hip |
Pubis and Ischium |
Femur |
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Gracilis |
Adducts thigh at hip |
Pubis |
Tibia |
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Gluteus maximus |
Extends thigh at hip, rotates thigh laterally |
Ilium, Sacrum and Coccyx |
Femur, ITB |
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Gluteus medius |
Abducts thigh at hip, rotates thigh medially |
Ilium |
Femur |
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Sartorius |
Flexes leg at knee (also flexes + rotates thigh at hip) |
Ilium |
Tibia |
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Tensor fascia latae |
tenses the ITB, supports knee |
Ilium |
ITB |
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Iliotibial band (IT band/tract) |
Not a muscle |
n/a |
n/a |
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Quadriceps femoris |
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Name |
Action |
Origin |
Insertion |
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Rectus femoris |
Extends leg at knee (also flexes thigh at hip) |
Ilium |
Tibia |
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Vastus lateralis |
Extends leg at knee |
Femur |
Tibia |
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Vastus medialis |
Extends leg at knee |
Femur |
Tibia |
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Vastus intermedius |
Extends leg at knee |
Femur |
Tibia |
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Hamstrings |
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Name |
Action |
Origin |
Insertion |
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Biceps femoris |
Flexes leg at knee (also extends thigh at hip) |
Ischium & Femur |
Tibia & Fibula |
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Semitendinosus |
Flexes leg at knee (also extends thigh at hip) |
Ischium |
Tibia |
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Semimembranosus |
Flexes leg at knee (also extends thigh at hip) |
Ischium |
Tibia |
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