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Action: Flexes and adducts the arm |
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Action: Rotates arm medially |
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Origin: Acromion process, spine of scapula, and the clavicle Insertion: Deltoid tuberosity of humerus Action: Abducts, extends, and flexes arm |
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Action: Rotates arm laterally |
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Action: Extends, adducts and rotates arm medially |
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Origin: Spines of sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae, iliac crest, and lower ribs Insertion: Intertubercular groove of the humerus Action: Extends, adducts, and rotates the arm medially, or pulls the shoulder downward and back. |
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Action: Rotates arm laterally |
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Origin: Clavicle, sternum, and costal cartilages of upper ribs Insertion: Intertubercular groove of humerus Action: Flexes, adducts, and rotates arm medially |
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