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UE MuscleNerveAction
Upper Extremity Muscle-Nerve-Action
Muscle | Nerve | Action |
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Upper Trapezius | Spinal Accessory Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Elevation |
Levator Scapula | Dorsal Scapular Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Elevation |
Pectoralis Minor | Medial Pectoral Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Depression |
Lower Trapezius | Spinal Accessory Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Depression |
Pectoralis Minor | Medial Pectoral Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Protraction |
Serratus Anterior | Long Thoracic Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Protraction |
Middle Trapezius | Spinal Accessory Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Retraction |
Rhomboids | Dorsal Scapular Nerve | Scapulo Thoracic Retraction |
Anterior Deltoid | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral Flexion |
Pectoralis Major (clavicular head) | Lateral Pectoral Nerve | Gleno Humeral Flexion |
Coracobrachialis | Musculocutaneous Nerve | Gleno Humeral Flexion |
Biceps Brachii (short head) | Musculocutaneous Nerve | Gleno Humeral Flexion |
Latissimus Dorsi | Thoracodorsal Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Teres Major | Lower Subscapular Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Posterior Deltoid | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Infraspinatus | Suprascapular Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Teres Minor | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Triceps Brachii (long head) | Radial Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Pectoralis Major (sternal head) | Medial Pectoral Nerve | Gleno Humeral Extension |
Supraspinatus | Suprascapular Nerve | Gleno Humeral Abduction |
Middle Deltoid | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral Abduction |
Pectoralis Major | Medial and Lateral Pectoral Nerves | Gleno Humeral Adduction |
Coracobrachialis | Musculocutaneous Nerve | Gleno Humeral Adduction |
Latissimus Dorsi | Thoracodorsal Nerve | Gleno Humeral Adduction |
Teres Major | Lower Subscapular Nerve | Gleno Humeral Adduction |
Subscapularis | Upper and Lower Subscapular Nerves | Gleno Humeral Adduction |
Anterior Deltoid | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral Internal Rotation |
Pectoralis Major | Medial and Lateral Pectoral Nerves | Gleno Humeral Internal Rotation |
Subscapularis | Upper and Lower Subscapular Nerves | Gleno Humeral Internal Rotation |
Teres Major | Lower Subscapular Nerve | Gleno Humeral Internal Rotation |
Latissimus Dorsi | Thoracodorsal Nerve | Gleno Humeral Internal Rotation |
Infraspinatus | Suprascapular Nerve | Gleno Humeral External Rotation |
Teres Minor | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral External Rotation |
Posterior Deltoid | Axillary Nerve | Gleno Humeral External Rotation |
Brachialis | Musculocutaneous Nerve | Elbow Flexion |
Biceps Brachii | Musculocutaneous Nerve | Elbow Flexion |
Brachioradialis | Radial Nerve | Elbow Flexion |
Triceps Brachii | Radial Nerve | Elbow Extension |
Upper Trapezius | Spinal Accessory Nerve | Upward Rotation of Scapula |
Lower Trapezius | Spinal Accessory Nerve | Upward Rotation of Scapula |
Serratus Anterior | Long Thoracic Nerve | Upward Rotation of Scapula |
Levator Scapula | Dorsal Scapular Nerve | Downward Rotation of Scapula |
Rhomboids | Dorsal Scapular Nerve | Downward Rotation of Scapula |
Pectoralis Minor | Medial Pectoral Nerve | Downward Rotation of Scapula |
Biceps Brachii | Musculocutaneous Nerve | Forearm Supination |
Supinator | Radial Nerve | Forearm Supination |
Pronator Teres | Median Nerve | Forearm Pronation |
Pronator Quadratus | Median Nerve | Forearm Pronation |
Anconeus | Radial Nerve | Elbow Extension |