Muscles of the Upper Limb

part of the ongoing Human Anatomy project (tm).

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Muscles of the upper limb extend from the muscles of the shoulder down to the small muscles of the hand.

Muscles of the shoulder

• Rotator Cuff Muscles
  • Supraspinatus muscle
  • Infraspinatus muscle
  • Subscapularis muscle
  • Teres minor muscle
• Anterior muscles
  • Pectoralis major muscle
  • Pectoralis minor muscle
  • Serratus anterior muscle
• Posterior muscles
  • Rhomboideus minor muscle
  • Rhomboideus major muscle
  • Lattisimus dorsi muscle
  • Levator scapulae muscle
  • Teres major muscle
• Superior muscles
  • Deltoid muscle
  • Trapezius muscle

Muscles of the arm

• Biceps brachii muscle
• Coracobrachialis muscle
• Triceps brachii muscle
• Anconeus muscle

Muscles of the forearm

• Rotators of the radius
  • Supinator muscle
  • Pronator teres
  • Pronator quadratus
• Extensors of the wrist and digits
  • Extensors of the wrist
    • Extensor carpi radialis longus
    • Extensor carpi radialis brevis
    • Extensor carpi ulnaris
  • Extensors of the digits
    • Extensor digitorum
    • Extensor digiti minimi
    • Extensor indicis
  • Extensors of the thumb
    • Abductor pollicis longus
    • Extensor pollicis brevis
    • Extensor pollicis longus
• Flexors of the wrist
  • Flexor carpi radialis
  • Palmaris longus
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
• Flexors of the digits
  • Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • Flexor digitorum profundus
  • Flexor pollicis longus

Intrinsic muscles of the hand

• Opponens policis muscle
• Abductor pollicis brevis
• Adductor pollicis
• Abductor digiti minimi
• Flexor digiti minimi brevis
• Opponens digiti minimi muscle
• Lumbrical muscles
• Dorsal interosseous muscles
• Palmar interosseous muscles