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.
Upper limb muscles and movements. 1 Scapular region. The scapular region lies on the posterior surface of the thoracic wall. It may seem strange that it is included in the anatomy of the … 2 Shoulder. 3 Arm (brachium) 4 Forearm flexors. 5 Forearm extensors. More items
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…