Trail Guide Questions With Solutions

Trail Guide Questions With Solutions

Passive abduction of the scapula would ? the middle fibers of the trapezius lengthen




Passive elevation of the scapula would ? the trapezius' upper fibers and ? it's lower fibers

shorten, lengthen




Passive rotation of the head & neck to the left would ? the left trapezius' upper fibers left




Passive flexion of the shoulder would ? the anterior fibers of the deltoid shorten




Passive lateral rotation of the shoulder would ? the deltoids posterior fibers. Shorten




Passive flexion of the shoulder would ? the latissimus dorsi lengthen




Passive adduction of the shoulder would ? the teres major shorten




Passive medial rotation of the shoulder would ? the latissimus dorsi and teres major

shorten

, Trail Guide Questions With Solutions

The only rotator cuff muscle not involved with rotation of the shoulder is the ?

supraspinatus




What is the best action to perform to feel the supraspinatus contract? abduct the shoulder




If you follow the fibers of the infraspinatus laterally, they converge underneath which muscle?

deltoid




What action could you ask your partner to do to gently contract the subscapularis?

medially rotate shoulder




The subscapularis tendon can be located between the two tendons of which muscle?

biceps brachii




Can you name two actions in which the rhomboids and trapezius are synergists and one action in

which they are antagonists? elevation of the scapula and upward rotation of the scapula