MSK Upper Limb Muscles
Anatomy
Hi, my name is Maz, and I am a third-year medical student studying in the UK. Here is an Upper Limb Muscle deck that I created to help me survive the MSK module! I hope it helps someone.
In this deck, there are 46 muscles, including their name, origin, insertion, action, innervation, blood supply, image (from TeachMeAnatomy), and a link to a mnemonic video. Please edit according to your university's specific curriculum and add or remove information/images as you wish.
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Sample Data
| Name | Latissimus Dorsi |
| Origin | Thoracolumbar fascia |
| Insertion | Floor of bicipital groove/intertubercular sulcus of humerus |
| Action | Adduct glenohumeral jointExtend glenohumeral jointMedial rotate glenohumeral joint |
| Innervation | Thoracodorsal nerve
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| Blood supply | Thoracodorsal artery |
| Mnemonic |
| Name | Brachialis |
| Origin | Medial and lateral surfaces of humerus shaft |
| Insertion | Ulnar tuberosity, distal to elbow joint |
| Action | Flexion at elbow |
| Innervation | Musculocutaneous nerve (+ contributions from radial n.)
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| Blood supply | Brachial artery and radial artery |
| Mnemonic | BBC to remember anterior muscles of arm:B = bicepsB = brachialisC = coracobrachialis |
| Name | Multifidus |
| Origin | Transverse processes |
| Insertion | Spinous prcoess of vertebra above |
| Action | Vertebral column:ExtendsRotatesStabilises |
| Innervation | Posterior primary rami of spinal nerves
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| Blood supply | Multiple arteries |
| Mnemonic |