12/4: The Forearm Flashcards
Ulnar side =
medial
Radial (thumb) side =
lateral
What is the terminal branch of the musculocutaneous nerve?
Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
Ulnar nerve runs in relation to the medial epicondyle?
Posterior
What are the 4 superficial anterior forearm muscles?
a. Pronator teres
b. Palmaris longus
c. Flexor carpi radialis
d. Flexor carpi ulnaris
What anterior forearm muscle can be absent?
Palmaris longus
Does the flexor carpi radialis abduct or adduct the wrist?
Abduct
Does the flexor carpi ulnaris abduct or adduct the wrist?
Adduct
Which superficial anterior forearm muscles use the median nerve?
a. Palmaris longus
b. Pronator teres
c. Extensor carpi radialis
Which superficial anterior forearm muscle uses the ulnar nerve?
Extensor carpi ulnaris
What is the intermediate anterior forearm muscle?
Flexor digitorum superficialis
- What nerve supplies the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Median nerve
What muscles does the ulnar nerve supply in the anterior forearm?
a. Flexor carpi ulnaris
b. Half of flexor digitorum profundus
What muscles are associated with “Power grip”?
Flexor digitorum profundus
What are the deep layer anterior forearm muscles?
a. Pronator quadratus
b. Flexor pollicis longus
c. Flexor digitorum profundus