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Biceps Brachii
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Flexes elbow joint and supinates forearm
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Triceps Brachii
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Powerful forearm extensor
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Brachialis
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A major forearm flexor
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Brachioradialis
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Synergistic in forearm flexion
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Pronator Teres
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Pronates forearm
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Pronator Quadratus
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Prime mover of forearm pronation
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Deltoid
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Prime mover of arm abduction when all fibers contract
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Pectoralis major
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Prime mover of arm flexion
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Supraspinatus
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Stabilizes shoulder joint
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Latissimus dorsi
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Prime mover of arm extension
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Teres major
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T. major: extends, medially rotates, and adducts humerus; synergistic with latissimus dorsi
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Infraspinatus
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Helps hold head of humerus in glenoid cavity so stabilizing shoulder joint; rotates humerus laterally (same as teres minor).
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Rectus abdominus/is
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Flex and rotate lumbar region of vertebral column
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Internal/External obliques
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(same for both) When both contract simultaneously aids rectus abdominis in flexing vertebral column
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Trapezius
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Stabilizes, raises, retracts and rotates scapula
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