Arm musculature – Forearm musculature | Overview of the musculature

Arm musculature – Forearm musculature

Flexors – surface layer Flexors – deep layer Extensors – spoke-side (radial) layer Extensors – surface layer Extensors – deep layer

  • Spoke-sided hand flexor – Musculus flexor carpi radialis
  • Olecranon hand flexor – Musculus flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Superficial hand flexors – Musculus flexor digitorum superificialis
  • Long palmar muscle – Musculus palmaris longus
  • Round inward twister – Musculus pronator teres
  • Square inward twister – Musculus pronator quadratus
  • Long thumb flexor – Musculus flexor pollicis longus
  • Deep finger flexor – Musculus flexor digitorum profundus
  • Upper arm spoke muscle – Musculus brachioradialis
  • Short spoke-side hand extensor – Musculus extensor carpi radialis brevis
  • Long spoke-side hand extensor – Musculus extensor carpi radialis longus
  • Musculus extensor carpi ulnaris – Musculus extensor carpi ulnaris
  • Finger extensor – Musculus extensor digitorum
  • Little finger extensor – Musculus extensor digiti minimi
  • Long thumb spreader – Musculus abductor pollicis longus
  • Short thumb extensor – Musculus extensor pollicis brevis
  • Long thumb extensor – Musculus extensor pollicis longus
  • Index finger extensor – Musculus extensor indicis
  • Outward twister – Musculus supinator

Hand Musculature

Thenar muscles Hypothenic muscles Hollow hand muscles

  • Short thumb spreader – Musculus abductor pollicis brevis
  • Thumb puller – Musculus adductor pollicis
  • Short thumb flexor – Musculus flexor pollicis brevis
  • Opposite muscle of the thumb – Musculus opponens pollicis
  • Small finger spreader – Musculus abductor digiti minimi
  • Small finger flexor – Musculus flexor digiti minimi
  • Opposite muscle of the little finger – Musculus opponens digiti minimi
  • Short palmar muscle – Musculus palmaris brevis
  • Back interosseous muscles – Musculi interossei palmares
  • Cervical intergluteal muscles – Musculi interossei dorsales
  • Worm-shaped hand muscles – Musculi lumbricales (manus)

Shoulder Girdle Musculature

  • Large back muscle – Musculus latissimus dorsi
  • Shoulder blade lifter – Musculus levator scapulae
  • Large pectoral muscle – Musculus pectoralis major
  • Small pectoral muscle – Musculus pectoralis minor
  • Small lozenge muscle – Musculus rhomboideus minor
  • Large diamond muscle – Musculus rhomboideus major
  • Subclavian muscle – Musculus subclavius
  • Trapezius muscle – Musculus trapezius