UPPER LIMB MUSCLES LISTED BY FUNCTION
Before Reading This you must Read LOWER LIMB MUSCLE & UPPER LIMB MUSCLE
SHOULDER
Shoulder Flexor Muscles :-
- Pectoralis major
- deltoid (anterior fibers)
- biceps brachii (long head)
- coracobrachialis.
Shoulder Extensor Muscles:-
- Latissimus dorsi
- teres major
- pectoralis major
- deltoid (posterior fibers)
- triceps (long head)
Shoulder Abductor Muscles :-
- Supraspinatus
- deltoid (middle fibers)
Shoulder Adductor Muscles :-
- Coracobrachialis
- pectoralis major
- latissimus dorsi
- teres major
Shoulder Medial rotator Muscels :-
- Subscapularis
- teres major
- latissimus dorsi
- pectoralis major
- deltoid (anterior fibers)
Shoulder Lateral rotator Muscles :-
- Teres minor
- infraspinatous
- deltoid (posterior fibers)
ELBOW
Elbow Flexor Muscles :-
- Biceps brachii
- brachialis
- brachioradialis
- pronator teres
Shoulder Extensor Muscles :-
- Triceps brachii
- anconeus
Forearm Pronator Muscles :-
- Pronator teres
- pronator quadratus
Forearm Supinator Muscles :-
- Supinator
- biceps brachii
WRIST
Wrist Flexor Muscles :-
- Flexor carpi radialis
- flexor carpi ulnaris
- palmaris longus
- flexor digitorum superficialis
- flexor digitorum profundus flexor pollicis longus.
Wrist Extensor Muscles :-
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi ulnaris
- extensor digitorum
- extensor digiti minimi
- extensor pollicis longus
- extensor pollicis brevis
- extensor indicis
Wrsit Radial deviation Muscles :-
- Flexor carpi radialis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi radialis brevis
- abductor pollicis longus
- extensor pollicis longus
- extensor pollicis brevis
Wrist Ulnar deviation Muscles :-
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
- flexor carpi ulnaris.
FINGER
Finger Flexor muscles :-
- Flexor digitorum profundus
- flexor digitorum superficialis
- lumbricals
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Finger Extensor Muscles :-
- Extensor digiti minimi
- extensor digitorum
- extensor indicis
- lumbricals.
Finger Abductor Muscles :-
- Abductor digiti minimi
- opponens digiti minimi
- dorsal interossei
Finger Adductor Muscles :-
- Palmaris interossei
THUMB
Thumb Flexor Muscles:
- Flexor pollicis longus
- flexor pollicis Brevis
- flexor digitorum profundus
- flexor pollicis longus
Thumb Extensor Muscles :-
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi ulnaris
- extensor digitorum
- extensor digiti minimi
- extensor pollicis longus
- extensor pollicis brevis,
- extensor indicis
Thumb Radial deviation Muscles :-
- Flexor carpi radialis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi radialis brevis
- abductor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis longus
- extensor pollicis brevis
Thumb Ulnar deviation Muscles :-
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
- flexor carpi ulnaris