ISSA Muscles Exam Elaboration |Question and Answers| #Latest Release

ISSA Muscles Exam Elaboration |Question and Answers| #Latest Release Latissimus dorsi *Ans* Action: Adducts, extends, internally rotates, and horizontally abducts the arm Rhomboideus major *Ans* Action: Adduction and downward rotation of the scapula Rhomboideus minor *Ans* Action: Adduction and downward rotation of the scapula Teres minor *Ans* Action: External rotation and horizontal abduction of the arm Levator scapulae *Ans* Action: Extension of neck, downward rotation and elevation of the scapulae Trapezius *Ans* Action: Elevates, depresses (depends on area of muscle being activated), adducts and upwardly rotates the scapulae Erector spinae *Ans* Action: Extension, lateral flexion and rotation of the head and neck Pectoralis major *Ans* Action: Adducts, flexes, extends (depends on fibers being recruited), internally rotates and horizontally adducts the arm Pectoralis minor *Ans* Action: Depresses protracts and downwardly rotates the scapulae Deltoid Anterior *Ans* Action: Abducts, flexion, internally rotates and horizontally adducts the arm Deltoid Medial *Ans* Action: Abducts the arm Deltoid Posterior *Ans* Action: Abducts, extends, externally rotates and horizontally abducts the arm Coracobrachialis *Ans* Action: Flexes and horizontally adducts the arm Rotator Cuff Subscapularis *Ans* Internally rotates the arm Rotator Cuff Infraspinatus *Ans* Action: Externally rotates the arm Rotator Cuff Teres Minor *Ans* Externally rotates the arm Rotator Cuff Supraspinatus *Ans* Abduction of the arm Biceps brachii *Ans* Flexion of the elbow and shoulder, supination of the forearm