Exercise Science/Lee, Teacher Notes Page 1 Unit 3, 2008

Period:____ Name:_________________________________

3.1 Basic Anatomy of the Upper Arm Muscles

Fill in the function of each muscle and label on the picture

Triceps Brachii Muscle

(medial, long, lateral
heads)
Biceps Brachii Muscles
(long, short heads)
Brachialis Muscle

Deltoid Muscle

Posterior View Anterior View

Stephanie Lee, Exercise Science 2008

 Exercise Science/Lee, Teacher Notes Page 2 Unit 3, 2008

Period:____ Name:_________________________________

3.2: Brachial Plexus

As we learned in class today, the brachial plexus is an arrangement of nerve fibers

running from the spine, through the neck, and into the arm. It is responsible for cutaneous
and muscular innervation of the entire upper limb.

Match the TERMINAL branches to the ROOTS from which they originate. There is only
one answer for each branch.

1. Axillary Nerve ____ A. C5, C6, C7

2. Median Nerve ____ B. C5, C6
3. Ulnar Nerve ____ C. C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
4. Musculocutaneous Nerve ____ D. C5, C6, C7, C7, T1
5. Radial Nerve ____ E. C7, C8, T1

3.3: Brachial Plexus Continued

In the text box below, tell me which muscles in the arm each terminal nerve inserts.

• Axillary Nerve:

• Median Nerve:

• Ulnar Nerve:

• Musculocutaneous Nerve:

• Radial Nerve:

Stephanie Lee, Exercise Science 2008