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Arm Muscles: Origins, Insertions, Actions

The document provides an overview of the anterior and posterior arm muscles, detailing their origins, insertions, innervations, and actions. Key muscles include Biceps Brachii, Coracobrachialis, Brachialis, and Triceps Brachii. Each muscle's function primarily involves flexion or extension of the arm at the elbow and shoulder joints.

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Arm Muscles: Origins, Insertions, Actions

The document provides an overview of the anterior and posterior arm muscles, detailing their origins, insertions, innervations, and actions. Key muscles include Biceps Brachii, Coracobrachialis, Brachialis, and Triceps Brachii. Each muscle's function primarily involves flexion or extension of the arm at the elbow and shoulder joints.

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Anterior Arm

Origin Insertion Nerve. Supp Action


muscles
-Long head : 1-Supination of the
1- the Radial tuberosity of
Supraglenoid tubercle of forearm
radius
Biceps Brachii the scapula 2-Flexion of the arm at
2- Fascia of the forearm
-Short head : Coracoid the elbow and shoulder
via bicipital aponeurosis -Musculocutaneous
process of the scapula joints
nerve

-Medial side of
-Coracoid process of the - Flexion of the arm at
Coracobrachialis scapula the humeral shaft at the
the shoulder joint
level of deltoid tuberosity

1-Antero-medial and
Antero- lateral surfaces
-Musculocutaneous
-Flexion of arm at
Brachialis of the humeral shaft -Ulnar tuberosity nerve
the elbow joint
2-Medial and Lateral -Radial nerve

intermuscular septum
Posterior
Origin Insertion Nerve. Supp Action
arm muscles

-Long head : infraglenoid


tubercle of scapula
-Lateral head : Back of the

Triceps humerus , Superior (lateral)to -Into the olecranon -Extension of the arm at
Radial nerve
Brachii radial groove process of the ulna elbow joint
-Medial head : Back of the
humerus , Inferior (medial) to
radial groove

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