Muscles For Specific Joint Actions

Front 1

glenohumeral abduction

Back 1

deltoid, supraspinatous

Front 2

shoulder girdle elevation

Back 2

trapezius, levator scapulae

Front 3

shoulder girdle depression

Back 3

trapezius, pectoralis minor

Front 4

shoulder girdle protraction

Back 4

serratus anterior, pectoralis minor

Front 5

shoulder girdle retraction

Back 5

trapezius, rhomboideus major and minor

Front 6

shoulder girdle upward rotation

Back 6

trapezius, serratus anterior

Front 7

shoulder girdle downward rotation

Back 7

rhomboideus major and minor, pectoralis major

Front 8

glenohumeral flexion

Back 8

clavicular fibres of pectoralis major, anterior fibres of deltoid, coracobrachialis, short head of biceps brachii

Front 9

glenohumeral extension

Back 9

latissimus dorsi, teres major, posterior deltoid fibres, sternal fibres of pectoralis major, long head of triceps brachii

Front 10

glenohumeral adduction

Back 10

pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major, long head of triceps brachii

Front 11

glenohumeral medial rotation

Back 11

subscapularis, anterior fibres of deltoid, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major

Front 12

glenohumeral lateral rotation

Back 12

infraspinatus, teres minor, posterior deltoid fibres.

Front 13

glenohumeral horizontal extension

Back 13

deltoid

Front 14

glenohumeral horizontal flexion

Back 14

pectoralis major

Front 15

elbow extension

Back 15

triceps brachii and anconius

Front 16

elbow flexion

Back 16

brachialis, biceps brachii, brachioradialis and pronator teres

Front 17

wrist flexion

Back 17

flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris (palmaris longus)

Front 18

wrist extension

Back 18

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris.

Front 19

hand flexion

Back 19

palmaris longus, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris

Front 20

pronation

Back 20

pronator quadratus (and pronator teres)

Front 21

supination

Back 21

supinator and biceps brachii

Front 22

ankle joint dorsiflexion

Back 22

tibialis anterior - most important.
extensor hallusis longuse
xtensor digitorum longus
peroneus tertius.

Front 23

ankle joint plantar flexion

Back 23

gastrocnemius
soleus (with help from plantaris, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus and flexor hallucis longus)

Front 24

ankle joint subtalar movement eversion

Back 24

peronius longus
peronius brevis
extensor digitorum longus
peronius tertius

Front 25

ankle joint subtalar movement inversion

Back 25

tibialis posterior
flexor digitorum longus
flexor hallucis longus

Front 26

finger flexors

Back 26

flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor digitorum profundus

Front 27

hand extension

Back 27

extensor carpi radialis longus
extensor carpi radialis brevis
extensor carpi ulnaris
(extensor digitorum when fingers extended.)

Front 28

hip joint abduction

Back 28

gluteus medius
gluteus minimus
tensor fasciae latae
(sartorius, pisiformus)

Front 29

hip joint adduction

Back 29

adductor brevis
adductor longus
adductor magnus
gracilis
pectinius

Front 30

hip joint extension

Back 30

gluteus maximus (when running/jumping/resistance)
biceps femoris
semitendinosus
semimembranosus
adductor magnus

Front 31

hip joint flexion

Back 31

iliopsoas
rectus femoris
pectineus
sartorius

Front 32

hip joint lateral rotation

Back 32

sartorius
gluteus maximus
piriformus
quadratus femoris
obturator internis and externis
gemellus superior and inferior

Front 33

hip joint medial rotation

Back 33

gluteus medius and minimus
tensor fasciae latae

Front 34

knee joint extensors

Back 34

quadriceps femoris
(rectus femoris + vastus medialis, intermedius and lateralis)

Front 35

knee joint flexors

Back 35

biceps femoris
semitendinosus
semimembranosus (gastrocnemius, gracilis, sartorius)

Front 36

wrist adduction

Back 36

extensor carpi ulnaris
flexor carpi ulnaris

Front 37

wrist abduction

Back 37

flexor carpi radialis
extensor carpi radialis longus
extensor carpi radialis brevis
abductor pollicis longus