JOINT MOVEMENTS

UPPER LIMB

TRUNK
LOWER LIMB
 Major Muscles of the human body and their actions

BODY REGION MUSCLES ACTIONS

Shoulder abduction,
Deltoid
flexion and extension
Front part of the body
Upper Elbows flexion and
Biceps brachii
Limb rotatation

Back part of the body Triceps brachii Elbow extension

Thigh and trunk

Psoas major
flexion
Front part of the Thigh flexion and
body Adductors
adduction
Above your
Quadriceps Knee extension
knee
Lower External rotation and
Gluteus maximus
limb Back part of the extension of the hip
body Knee flexion and hip
Hamstrings
extension
Front part of the Ankle dorsi flexion
Tibialis anterior
Below your body (flexion)
knee Back part of the Gastrocnemius Ankle plantar flexion
body (calves) (extension)
Arm adduction and arm
Pectoralis major
internal rotation
Rectus abdominis Trunk flexion
Trunk – Anterior
Trunk lateral flexion
External abdominal
and rotation
oblique
(contralateral)
Neck extension, neck
Trapezius
lateral flexion and neck
(upper back)
rotation
Trunk – Posterior
Arm extension,
Latissimus dorsi
adduction and internal
(lower back)
rotating