CLINICAL PALPATION
OF MUSCELS
,Position : sitting CORACBRACHIALIS
origin : starts from the tip of the coracoid process of the scapula
insertion : attaches to the middle of the medial surface of the hum
Nerve supply : musculocutaneous nerve (C5, C6, C7).
Function :brings the arm closer to the body and bends it at the sh
join.
, Position : sitting , supine
PSOAS MAJOR
insertion: joins the tendon of psoas major to attach to the lesser
trochanter of the femur.
Nerve supply: femoral nerve (L2, L3).
Function: flexes the thigh at the hip joint and helps in external
rotation.
OF MUSCELS
,Position : sitting CORACBRACHIALIS
origin : starts from the tip of the coracoid process of the scapula
insertion : attaches to the middle of the medial surface of the hum
Nerve supply : musculocutaneous nerve (C5, C6, C7).
Function :brings the arm closer to the body and bends it at the sh
join.
, Position : sitting , supine
PSOAS MAJOR
insertion: joins the tendon of psoas major to attach to the lesser
trochanter of the femur.
Nerve supply: femoral nerve (L2, L3).
Function: flexes the thigh at the hip joint and helps in external
rotation.
