Muscles of the Shoulder and Upper Limb flashcards

Question 1

Which small muscle runs between the first rib and the underside of the clavicle?

Accepted Answer

Subclavius

Question 2

Pectoralis minor attaches to which process of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

The coracoid process

Question 3

Which muscle pulls the scapula forward around the rib cage (protracts it)?

Accepted Answer

Serratus anterior

Question 4

Which muscle attaches the skull and vertebral column to the clavicle and the spine of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

Trapezius

Question 5

Which two muscles join the vertebral column to the medial border of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

Rhomboid major and rhomboid minor

Question 6

Which chest muscle arises from the clavicle, sternum and upper ribs and acts on the humerus at the shoulder?

Accepted Answer

Pectoralis major

Question 7

Which large muscle of the lower back moves the arm backward at the shoulder?

Accepted Answer

Latissimus dorsi

Question 8

Which rotator cuff muscle lies in the supraspinous fossa of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

Supraspinatus

Question 9

Which rotator cuff muscle lies in the infraspinous fossa of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

Infraspinatus

Question 10

Which rotator cuff muscle arises from the subscapular fossa on the front of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

Subscapularis

Question 11

Which rotator cuff muscle laterally rotates the arm and arises from the lateral border of the back of the scapula?

Accepted Answer

Teres minor

Question 12

Which muscle arises from the posterior surface of the scapula and extends the arm at the shoulder?

Accepted Answer

Teres major

Question 13

Which muscle arises from the coracoid process of the scapula and flexes the arm at the shoulder?

Accepted Answer

Coracobrachialis

Question 14

Which muscle of the front of the arm flexes and supinates the forearm at the elbow?

Accepted Answer

Biceps brachii

Question 15

Which muscle lies deep to the biceps on the front of the humerus and flexes the forearm?

Accepted Answer

Brachialis

Question 16

Which muscle arises from the lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus and flexes the forearm?

Accepted Answer

Brachioradialis

Question 17

Which muscle on the back of the arm extends the forearm at the elbow?

Accepted Answer

Triceps brachii

Question 18

Which small muscle arising from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus assists the triceps in extending the forearm?

Accepted Answer

Anconeus

Question 19

Which muscle of the front of the forearm arises from the medial epicondyle and turns the forearm palm-down (pronates it)?

Accepted Answer

Pronator teres

Question 20

Which deep muscle on the front of the forearm flexes the tip of the thumb?

Accepted Answer

Flexor pollicis longus

Question 21

Which group of intrinsic hand muscles forms the fleshy mound at the base of the thumb?

Accepted Answer

The thenar muscles

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