Upper Extremity Muscles Diagram
Upper limb muscles and movements. The upper limb (upper extremity) is truly a complex part of human anatomy. It is best studied broken down into its components: regions, joints, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels.
Muscles of the Upper Limb. The muscles of the upper limb can be divided into 6 different regions: pectoral, shoulder, upper arm, anterior forearm, posterior forearm, and the hand. There are 4 muscles of the pectoral region: pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior and subclavius. Collectively, these muscles are involved in movement …
The upper arm is located between the shoulder joint and elbow joint. It contains four muscles – three in the anterior compartment (biceps brachii, brachialis, coracobrachialis), and one in the posterior compartment (triceps brachii). In this article, we shall look at the anatomy of the muscles…