Class notes Human anatomy and physiology

Upper Extremity Organization Graphic Organizer
Muscle Compartments
Instructions:
As you work through each lecture section in the upper extremity complete the
appropriate row in the table based on the content covered.

Compartment Muscles Innervation Blood Supply Primary Actions
Scapula on Serratus Long thoracic Dorsal Elevation,
Thorax Anterior, nerve, spinal scapular depression,
Trapezius, accessory nerve artery, protraction,
Rhomboid CNXI, dorsal transverse retraction, upward
major/minor, scapular nerve, cervical and downward
Levator medial pectoral artery, lateral rotation of scapula
Scapulae, nerve thoracic
Pectoralis artery
minor
Shoulder Deltoid, Axillary nerve, Circumflex Flexion, extension,
Supraspinatus, suprascapular humeral abduction,
infraspinatus, nerve, arteries, adduction, IR/ER of
teres upper/lower suprascapular humerus
minor/major, subscapular nerve, artery,
subscapularis, musculocutaneous subscapular
coracobrachialis nerve artery
Anterior Biceps brachii, Musculocutaneous Brachial Elbow flexion,
Compartment brachialis, nerve artery forearm supination
of Arm coracobrachialis (biceps), shoulder
flexion
(coracobrachialis)
Posterior Triceps brachii Radial nerve Deep brachial Elbow extension,
Compartment (long and (profunda long head assists
of Arm medial heads), brachii) shoulder extension
Anconeus artery
Anterior Pronator teres, Median nerve, Radial, ulnar, Wrist flexion,
Compartment flexor carpi Ulnar nerve and anterior pronation, finger
of Forearm radialis, interosseous flexion, thumb
palmaris arteries flexion
longus, flexor
carpi ulnaris,
flexor digitorum
superficialis,
flexor digitorum
profundus,
flexor pollicis