Upper Extremities Muscles

Biceps Brachii

Serratus anterior

Triceps Brachii

Trapezius

Pectoralis minor

Pectoralis Major

Brachioradialis

Teres major

Latissimus Dorsi

Deltoid

Abducts the arm (covers shoulder joint)

beneath major

Flexes the elbow (connects humerus to radius)

Flexes forearm and supinates hand (anterior arm to radius)

Raises and lowers shoulder and pulls it back; rotates scapula; extends head (upper back & neck)

Extends & adducts arm behind back (middle to lower back)

Adducts and flexes the arm across chest; pulls shoulder forward and downward (upper chest anterior to humerus)

moves scapula forward; aids in raising arm (below axilla on side of chest to scapula)

extends the humerus and adducts and rotates the arm (connects scapula to humerus)

Extends forearm (posterior arm to ulna)