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lateral rotation of humerus (upper arm)

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What is the antagonistic muscle of the infraspinatus?

The pectoralis muscle.


What is antagonist to infraspinatus?

Subscapularis muscle


Which muscle produces the same action synergist as the teres minor?

infraspinatus muscle


Which muscle flexes the shoulder joint of an animal?

the answer isD. Infraspinatus


What is the action of infraspinatus?

is a muscle in the rotator cuff that assists the moving of the shoulder


What muscle is the primary shoulder external rotator?

Infraspinatus.


What does infraspinatus tendinopathy mean?

The Infraspinatus is one of the four rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder that helps to stabilize and rotate the arm. A tendon is where the muscle attaches to bone. Tendinopathy is a general term meaning injury or disease to a tendon. So Infraspinatus tendinopathy would mean some kind of damage or disease to the Infraspinatus muscle near the area where it attaches to the bone.


What are the muscles that contribute to the rotator cuff?

1- Supraspinatus and its function is to abduct the arm ,and it's innervated by the Suprascapular nerve. 2- Infraspinatus muscle and its function is to externally rotate the arm ,and it's innervated by the Suprascapular nerve. 3- Teres minor muscle and its function is to externally rotate the arm ,and it's innervated by the Axillary nerve. 4- Subscapularis muscle and its function is to internally rotate the humerus ,and it's innervated by the Upper and Lower subscapular nerve.


What is the antagonist of rhomboid muscle?

There are more than one: The deltoid, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres major and minor and the subscapularis.


What type of muscle moves bones?

Skeletal Muscles.


What muscle in your body that moves on their own we call them involuntary muscle?

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When your muscle shortens and moves a load?

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