The Upper Limb

In this section, we are going to discuss the skeletal musculature of the upper limb.

Muscles act in groups to perform  a certain movement (synergist).
A particular action is reversed by a group called antogonists.

The muscles in the upper limb are divided into flexors (anterior) and extensors (posterior) muscles.

The regions of the upper limb are the arm, forearm, and hand.



What is the nerve supply of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the arm.
Name their nerve supply.
Which of these muscles does not reach the elbow?


Muscles of the posterior aspect of arm