Visualize six appendicular muscles.
Identify the appendicular muscles you have selected and review the major functions of those appendicular muscles while using there anatomical name
Appendicular muscles -
1. Lattismus dorsi - helps in adduction,extension and medial rotation of the shoulder, climbing, pulling.
2. Trapezius - a. Upper fibres act with levator scapulae and helps in elevation of scapula.
b. Middle fibres acts with rhomboids.and steadies the scapula.
3. Levator scapula - Elevation in scapula and steadies the scapula.
4. Rhomboid minor - helps in retraction of scapula.
5. Rhomboid major - helps in retraction of scapula.
6. Sub-scapularis - This is medial rotator and adductor of arm.
7. Teres minor - lateral rotator of arm
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