1
Biceps brachii muscle
Long head -> supraglenoid tubercle (scapula)
Short head -> coracoid process (scapula)
Musculocutaneous nerve
Flexion of shoulder and elbow
Suppination of radio-ulna joint
2
Coracobrachialis
Coracoid process of scapula -> medial side of humeral shaft (at level of deltoid tubercle)
Flexes the arm at the shoulder
Musculocutaneous nerve
3
Musculocutaneous nerve (C5-C7)
Branch of the lateral cord.
**pierces coracobrachialis muscle
1
Triceps - medial head
Distal to radial groove -> olecranon of ulna
radial nerve
2
Triceps - long head
infraglenoid tubercle of scapula -> olecranon of ulna
radial nerve
3
Brachialis muscle
Medial of humeral shalf -> ulnar tuberosity
Flexion of the elbow
Musculocutaneous nerve
4
Biceps brachi - short head
Coracoid proces of scapula -> radial tuberosity
Flexion of the elbow and shoulder
Suppination
musculocutaneous nerve
5
coracobrachilas *(deep flexor)
coracoid process of scapula -> medial side of humeral shalft
flexion of the arm at the shoulder
musculocutaneous nerve pierces it*
6
Deltoid
Axillary nerve C5-C6
7
Triceps - lateral head
humerus - superior to the radial groove -> olecranon of ulna
radial nerve
extension of the elbow
1
Pronator teres
medial epicondyle of humerus -> mid shaft of radius
pronation of forearm
median nerve
2
palmaris longus
abesent in 15%
medial epicondyle of humerus -> flexor retinaculum of wrist
flexion of the wrist
medial nerve
3
Flexor carpi radialis
medial epicondyle of humerus -> base of 2nd/3rd metacarpals
flexion and abduction of wrist (radial deviation)
median nerve
4
Flexor capri ulnaris
medial epicondyle (humerus) + olecranon -> pisiform/hamate/5th MC
flexion and adduction of the wrist
ulnar nerve
5
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Medial nerve
Radius and medial epicondyle (humerus) -> 4 tendons attach to middle phalanx of digits 1-4
Flexes MCJ, and PIP joint
6
abductor pollicis brevis
median nerve
abducts thumb
7
Flexor pollicis longus
anterior radius -> base of the distal phalanx of the thumb
flexes IP joint and MCP joint of the thumb
Median nerve
8
extensor capri radialis longus
lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus -> base of second MC
extension and abduction of wrist
radial nerve
9
Brachioradialis
(postreior - superfical forearm)
but flexes the elbow/suppination at proximal radio-ulna joint
radial nerve*
supracondyle ridge of humerus -> distal end of radius (proximal to radiostyloid)
1
triceps brachii
2+5 (same muscle)
brachioradialis
3
brachialis
humeral shalf -> ulnar tuberosity
flexes the elbow - with forearm pronated or supinated
musculocutaneous nerve
4
biceps brachii
5
brachioradialis