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MUSCLE

REGION

ORIGIN

INSERTION

PRIMARY 

ACTION

SECONDARY 

ACTION

INNERVATION

medial plantar nerve
(S1, S2)

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1st MTP abduction

base of 1st proximal phalanx

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medial tubercle of tuberosity of calcaneus, plantar aponeurosis

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Lower Limb

Abductor Hallucis

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left phrenic nerve, right phrenic nerve, ventral rami of C3 to C5
(C3, C4, C5)

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Raising intra-abdominal pressure

Inspiration

central tendon

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xiphoid process of sternum, costal cartilages of 6th to 10th ribs, 6th to 12th ribs, bodies of upper lumbar vertebrae & IV discs medial & lateral arcuate ligaments

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Torso

Diaphragm

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ventral rami of adjacent spinal nerves
(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12)

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Inspiration

Upper border of the 2nd to 12th ribs

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Lower border of 1st to 11th ribs

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Torso

Intercostals

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Posterior interosseous branch of the radial nerve
(C7, C8)

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1st CMC extension

1st CMC abduction

Base of 1st metacarpal, Trapezium, Abductor pollicis brevis, Fascia of the thenar eminence

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Posterior ulna, Middle 1/3 posterior radius, Interosseous membrane

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Upper Limb

Abductor Pollicis Longus

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ventral rami of the T12 subcostal nerve, L1 to L4 spinal nerve
(T12, L1, L2, L3, L4)

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Ipsilateral lumbar rotation

Lumbar stabilizer

iliac crest, iliolumbar ligament, transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae

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medial half of lower border of rib 12

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Torso

Quadratus lumborum

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Medial pectoral nerve, Lateral pectoral nerve
(C5, C6, C7, C8, T1)

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Shoulder flexion, Shoulder extension

Shoulder adduction, Shoulder internal rotation

Lateral lip of the intertubercular groove of the humerus

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Medial 1/2 anterior clavicle, Anterior manubrium, Body of the sternum, Anterior 1st to 6th ribs, Aponeurosis of the external oblique

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Upper Limb, Torso

Pectoralis Major

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ventral rami of T1 to T12
(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12)

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Expiration

2nd to 6th costal cartilages

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body of sternum, xiphoid process, 4th to 7th costal cartilages

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Torso

Transversus Abdominis

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ventral rami of T7 to T12, L1 spinal nerve
(T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, L1)

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Ipsilateral lumbar to thoracic lateral flexion, contralateral lumbar to thoracic rotation, expiration

Lumbar to thoracic flexion

outer lip of anterior 2/3 iliac crest, linea alba, pubic tubercle, thoracolumbar fascia (TLF)

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5th to 12th ribs, Costal cartilages of 5th to 10th ribs

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Torso

External Oblique

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Thoracodorsal nerve
(C6, C7, C8)

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Shoulder extension, Shoulder adduction, Shoulder internal rotation

Floor of the inter tubercular
groove

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Thoracolumbar fascia, 8th to 12th ribs, Fascia to inferior angle of scapula

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Upper Limb, Torso

Latissimus Dorsi

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ventral rami of T7 to T12, L1 spinal nerve
(T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, L1)

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Core stabilizer

Lumbar to thoracic flexion

pubic symphysis, pubic crest

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xiphoid process, Costal cartilages of 5th to 7th ribs

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Torso

Rectus Abdominis

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Radial nerve
(C5, C6)

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Forearm supination, Forearm pronation

Elbow flexion

Lateral surface of radius just above the radial styloid

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Supracondylar ridge of humerus

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Upper Limb

Brachioradialis

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Thoracodorsal nerve
(C6, C7, C8)

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Shoulder extension, Shoulder adduction, Shoulder internal rotation

Floor of the inter tubercular
groove

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Thoracolumbar fascia, 8th to 12th ribs, Fascia to inferior angle of scapula

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Upper Limb, Torso

Latissimus Dorsi

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MUSCULOSKELORDLE

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Abductor Digiti Minimi

Lower Limb

Abductor Digiti Minimi

Upper Limb

Abductor Hallucis

Lower Limb

Abductor Pollicis Brevis

Upper Limb

Abductor Pollicis Longus

Upper Limb

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