ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2

Activity 2

by Allenah Beatrice De Guzman -
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1. 

a) infraspinatus

  • action: laterally rotates arm at shoulder joint
  • innervation: suprascapular nerve 

b) teres minor

  • action: laterally rotates and extends arm at shoulder joint
  • innervation: axillary nerve 


2. 

a) gastrocnemius

  • action: plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and flexes leg at knee joint
  • innervation: tibial nerve 

b) tibialis anterior

  • action: dorsiflexes foot at ankle joint and inverts (supinates) foot at intertarsal joints
  • innervation: deep fibular (peroneal nerve)


3. 

a) rectus abdominis

  • action: compresses abdomen
  • innervation: thoracic spinal nerves T7-T12

b) transversus abdominis

  • action: compresses abdomen
  • innervation: thoracic spinal nerves T8-T12, iliohypogastric nerve, ilioinguinal nerve


4. 

a) diaphragm

  • action: contraction of diaphragm causes it to flatten and increases vertical dimension of thoracic cavity, resulting in inhalation; relaxation of diaphragm causes it to move superiorly and decreases vertical dimension of thoracic cavity, resulting in exhalation
  • innervation: phrenic nerve, which contains axons from cervical spinal nerves (C3–C5)

b) external intercostals

  • action: contraction elevates ribs and increases anteroposterior and lateral dimensions of thoracic cavity, resulting in inhalation; relaxation depresses ribs and decreases anteroposterior and lateral dimensions of thoracic cavity, resulting in exhalation
  • innervation: thoracic spinal nerves T2-T12