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Upper limb muscles
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- 1Sterno-cledio-mastoidOrigin - sternum, clavicle
Insertion - temporal lobe
Action - flexion and rotation of head - 2Trapezius upperOrigin - spines of C1-C7
insertion - lateral third of clavicle, posterior border
Action - elevates clavicle and scapula - 3Trapezius middleOrigin - C7-T3
Insertion - Acromion and upper border of spine of scapula
Action - elevates, retracts and laterally rotates scapula - 4Trapezius lowerOrigin - T4-T12
Insertion - Medial spine of scapula
Action - depresses, retracts and laterally rotates spine - 5Deltoid anteriororigin - lateral third of clavicle
insertion - deltoid tuberosity on lateral surface of humerus
action - abducts and internally rotates shoulder - 6Deltoid medialorigin - lateral border of acromion process, lateral clavicle
insertion - deltoid tuberosity on lateral surface of humerus
action - abducts shoulder - 7deltoid posteriororigin - inferior border of spine of scapula
insertion - deltoid tuberosity on lateral surface of the humerus
action - abducts and externally rotates shoulder - 8Biceps brachiiorigin - long head: supraglenoid tubercle of glenoid fossa. Short head: coracoid process of scapula
insertion - radial tuberosity
action - flexes, supinates elbow, flexes shoulder - 9triceps brachiiorigin - long head infraglenoid tubercle of scapula
insertion - olecranon process of ulna
action - extend elbow - 10Rhomboidsorigin -
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