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Primary Actions Of The Pronator Teres
1. Pronation of the Forearm

Agonists:
 Pronator Quadratus
Antagonists:
 Biceps Brachii, Supinator
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Secondary Actions Of The Pronator Teres

2. Assists with flexion of the forearm at the elbow
Agonists:
 Brachialis
 Biceps Brachii
 Brachioradialis
Antagonists:
 Triceps Brachii
 Anconeus
Primary Actions Of The Extensor Carpi

Ulnaris
1. Extension of the wrist
Agonists
 Extensor carpi radialis longus
 Extensor carpi brevis
Antagonists:
 Flexor Carpi Radialis Longus
 Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
 Palmaris Longus
2. Ulnar deviation of the wrist
Agonists:
Antagonists:
 Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
 Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
 Flexor Carpi Radialis

Radialis Brevis
Agonists:
 Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Antagonists:
 Palmaris Longus
Extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, and extensor pollicis longus
assist with extension of the wrist.
2. Radial Deviation of the wrist

Agonists:
Antagonists:
Extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus assist with radial
deviation of the wrist

Radialis Longus
Agonists:
Antagonists:
 Palmaris Longus
2. Radial Deviation of the wrist
Agonists:
Antagonists:
Extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus assist with radial
deviation of the wrist
Primary Actions Of The Brachialis

1. Flexion of the forearm at the elbow
Agonists:
 Biceps Brachii
 Brachioradialis
Antagonists:
 Triceps Brachii
 Anconeus
Primary Actions Of The Brachioradialis

Agonists:
 Brachialis
 Biceps Brachii
Antagonists:
 Triceps Brachii
 Anconeus
Primary Actions Of The Coracobrachialis

1. Flexion of the arm at the shoulder
Agonists:
 Deltoid (anterior part)
 Biceps Brachii
 Pectoralis Major (clavicular head)
Antagonists:
 Deltoid (posterior part)
 Triceps Brachii (long head)
 Latissimus Dorsi
 Pectoralis Major (sternal head)
 Teres Major
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Secondary Actions Of The

Coracobrachialis:
1. Assists with adduction of the arm at the shoulder
Agonists:
 Teres Major
 Pectoralis Major
Antagonists:
 Deltoid (middle part)
 Supraspinatus
Coracobrachialis and teres minor assist with adduction of the arm at the
shoulder when the arm is returning from the abducted position.
Primary Actions Of The Biceps Brachii

Agonists:
 Brachialis
 Brachioradialis
Antagonists:
 Triceps brachii
 Anconeus
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Secondary Actions Of The Biceps Brachii
2. Assists with flexion of the arm at the shoulder
Agonists:
 Coracobrachialis
 Pectoralis Major (clavicular head)
Antagonists:
 Teres Major
2. Assists with supination of the forearm
Agonists:
 Supinator
Antagonists:
 Pronator teres
 Pronator quadratus
Primary Actions Of The Triceps Brachii

Long Head
1. Extension of the arm at the shoulder
Agonists:
 Teres Major
Antagonists:
 Coracobrachialis
 Biceps brachii,
 Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
2. Adduction of the arm at the shoulder
Agonists:
 Pectoralis Major
 Teres Major
Antagonists:
 Supraspinatus
 Deltoid (middle part)
Note: Coracobrachialis and teres minor assist with adduction of the arm at
the shoulder.
3. Extension of the forearm at the elbow
Agonists:
 Triceps Brachii (lateral and medial heads)
 Anconeus
Antagonists:
 Brachialis
 Biceps brachii
 Brachioradialis
Primary Actions Of The Flexor Pollicis

Longus
1. Flexion of the thumb at the interphalangeal joint
Agonists:
 None
Antagonists:
 Extensor pollicis longus
2. Flexion of the thumb at the carpometacarpal joint
Agonists:
 Flexor Pollicis Brevis
 Adductor Pollicis
 Opponens Pollicis
Antagonists:
 Extensor Pollicis Brevis
 Abductor Pollicis Longus

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Secondary Actions Of The Flexor Pollicis
Longus
1. Assists with flexion of the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint
Agonists:
 Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Antagonists:
 Extensor Pollicis Brevis
 Extensor Pollicis Longus
 Abductor Pollicis Longus
2. Assists with flexion of wrist
Agonists:
 Flexor Carpi Radialis Longus
 Palmaris Longus
Antagonists:
Flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus also assist with
flexion of the wrist.
Primary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi

Radialis
1. Flexion of the wrist
Agonists:
 Palmaris Longus
Antagonists:
Flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis
longus assist with flexion of the wrist.
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Secondary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi
Radialis
1. Assists with radial deviation of the wrist
Agonists:
 Extensor Carpi Radialis longus
Antagonists:
2. Assists with flexion of the forearm at the elbow
Agonists:
 Biceps Brachii
 Brachioradialis
 Brachialis
Antagonists:
 Triceps Brachii
 Anconeus
Information about cause and effect of flexor carpi radialis pain: Flexor
Carpi Radialis Muscle: Wrist and Hand Pain
Primary Actions Of The Pronator

Quadratus
1. Pronation of the forearm
Agonists:
 Pronator teres
Antagonists:
 Supinator
 Biceps brachii
Primary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi

Ulnaris
1. Flexion of the wrist
Agonists:
 Palmaris Longus
Antagonists:
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Secondary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi

Ulnaris
1. Assists with ulnar deviation of the wrist
Agonists:
Antagonists:
2. Helps stabilize wrist to permit strong thumb motion
Primary Actions Of The Palmaris Longus

1. Because of the size and location the palmaris longus does not have a
primary action.
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Secondary Actions Of The Palmaris

Longus
1. Assists with flexion of the wrist
Agonists:
Antagonists:
2. Tightens the palmar facsia
Primary Actions Of The Flexor Digitorum

Superficialis:
1. Flexion of the digits at the proximal interphalangeal joints
 Agonists: Flexor Digitorum Profundus
 Antagonists: Lumbricals, Dorsal Interossei, Palmar
Interossei, Extensor Digitorum, Extensor Indicis, Extensor
Digiti Minimi
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Secondary Actions Of The Flexor

Digitorum Superficialis:
2. Assists with flexion of the digits at the metacarpophalangeal joints
 Agonists: Dorsal Interossei, Palmar Interossei, Lumbricals,
Flexor Digitorum Profundus, Flexor Digiti Minimi
 Antagonists: Extensor Digitorum, Extensor Indicis,
Extensor Digiti Minimi
 Agonists: Flexor Carpi Radialis, Palmaris Longus, Flexor
Carpi Ulnaris
 Antagonists: Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, Extensor
Carpi Radialis Brevis, Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Primary Actions Of The Extensor
Digitorum
1. Extension of the digits at the metacarpophalangeal joints
Agonists:
 Extensor Indicis (second digit)
 Extensor Digiti Minimi (fifth digit)
Antagonists:
 Dorsal Interossei
 Flexor Digiti Minimi (fifth digit)
 Lumbricals (hand)
 Palmar Interossei
 Flexor Digitorum Profundus
 Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
2. Extension of the digits at the proximal interphalangeal joints when
metacarpophalangeal joints are flexed
Agonists:
 Lumbricals
Antagonists:
3. Extension of the digits at the distal interphalangeal joints when
metacarpophalangeal joints are flexed
Agonists:
 Lumbricals
Antagonists:
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Secondary Actions Of The Extensor
Digitorum:
1. Assists with extension of the wrist with digits flexed at the
metacarpophalangeal joints
Agonists:
Antagonists:
 Palmaris Longus
2. Assists with abduction of the digits during extension of the
carpometacarpal joints
Agonists:
Antagonists: Palmar Interossei
Primary Actions Of The Flexor Digitorum

Profundus
1. Flexion of the digits at the proximal interphalangeal joints
Agonists:
Antagonists:
 Lumbricals
 Extensor Digitorum
2. Flexion of the digits at the distal interphalangeal joints
Agonists: None
Antagonists:
 Lumbricals
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Secondary Actions Of The Flexor

Digitorum Profundus
1. Assists with flexion of the digits at the metacarpophalangeal joints
Agonists:
 Flexor Digiti Minimi (fifth digit)
 Lumbricals
Antagonists:
 Extensor Indicis
 Extensor Digiti Minimi
Agonists:
 Palmaris Longus
Antagonists:

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Primary Actions Of The Pronator Teres

1. Pronation of the Forearm

Secondary Actions Of The Pronator Teres

Primary Actions Of The Extensor Carpi

Primary Actions Of The Extensor Carpi

2. Radial Deviation of the wrist

Primary Actions Of The Extensor Carpi

Primary Actions Of The Brachialis

Primary Actions Of The Brachioradialis

Primary Actions Of The Coracobrachialis

Secondary Actions Of The

Primary Actions Of The Biceps Brachii

Primary Actions Of The Triceps Brachii

Primary Actions Of The Flexor Pollicis

Primary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi

Primary Actions Of The Pronator

Primary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi

Secondary Actions Of The Flexor Carpi

Primary Actions Of The Palmaris Longus

Secondary Actions Of The Palmaris

Primary Actions Of The Flexor Digitorum

Secondary Actions Of The Flexor

Primary Actions Of The Flexor Digitorum

Secondary Actions Of The Flexor

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