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Muscles of the Arms and Hands

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Muscle
Action
Origin
Insertion
Deltoid   Abducts arm, extends and lateral rotation or flexes and medially rotates arm   Clavicle, Acromion Process and Spine of Scapula   Deltoid Tuberosity of Humerus  
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Biceps brachii   flexes elbow, supinator   coracoid process and supraglenoid tubercle of scapula   radial tuberosity of radius  
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Brachialis   flexes elbow   anterior distal Humerus   Coronoid process and tuberosity of Ulna  
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Brachioradialis   flexes elbow   lateral, distal Humerus   Styloid process of radius  
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Triceps brachii   extends the forearm   scapula and Humerus   Olecranon Process of Ulna  
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Flexor carpi radialis   flexes wrist and abducts the hand   Humerus   Second and third metacarpals  
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris   flexes and adducts the wrist   Humerus and Ulna   Carpal and metacarpal bones  
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Extensor digitorum   extends wrist, and and digits   lateral epicondyle of Humerus   Middle phalanges of digits  
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Extensor carpi radialis longue   extends and abducts wrist   Humerus   second metacarpal  
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Extensor carpi ulnaris   extends and adducts wrist   Humerus and Ulna   fifth metacarpal  
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Pectoralis Major   flexes, adducts, and rotates arm medially, pulls arm across chest   Clavicle, sternum, costal cartilages of one to sixth rib   intertubercular Groove of Humerus  
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Latissimus dorsi   extends, adducts and rotates Humerus medially, retracts shoulder   Sacral, lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae, iliac crest and lower ribs   intertubercular Groove of Humerus  
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