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15. Dissection of the Posterior Forearm and Dorsum of the Hand Flashcards

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What is the action of flexor carpi ulnaris?

A

Flexes & adducts the wrist joint

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What is the action of palmaris longus?

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Flexes wrist joint, resists shearing forces when gripping

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What is the action of flexor carpi radialis?

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Flexes & abducts the wrist

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What is the action of pronator teres?

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Pronation

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What is the action of flexor digitorum superficialis?

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Flexes PIPJs of 4 fingers, can also flex MCP joints of 4 fingers & flex wrist

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What is the action of flexor digitorum profundus?

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Flexes DIP joints of 4 fingers, flexes MCP of 4 fingers & flexes wrist

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What is the action of flexor pollicis longus?

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Flexes interphalangeal joint of the thumb
Flexes MCP joint of thumb

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What is the action of pronator quadratus?

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Pronation

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What is the action of brachioradialis?

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Accessory flexor of elbow when forearm is mid-pronated.

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What is the action of extensor carpi radialis longus?

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Extends and abducts the wrist

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What is the action of extensor carpi radialis brevis?

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Extends and abducts the wrist

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What is the action of extensor digitorum?

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Extends 4 fingers & wrist

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What is the function of extensor digiti minimi?

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Extends the little finger

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What is the function of extensor carpi ulnaris?

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Extends and adducts the wrist

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What is the function of the anconeus?

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Abduction of the ulna in pronation
Accessory extensor of the elbow joint

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16
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What is the function of supinator?

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Supination

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What is the function of abductor pollicis longus?

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Abducts carpometacarpal joint of thumb
Accessory extensor of the thumb

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What is the function of extensor pollicis brevis?

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Extends the MCP joint of the thumb
Can extend the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb

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What is action of extensor pollicis longus?

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Extends the interphalangeal joint of the thumb
Can also extend carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the thumb

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20
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What is the action of extensor indicis?

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Extends the index finger

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What is the innervation of flexor carpi ulnaris?

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Ulnar nerve

22
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What is the innervation of palmaris longus?

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Median nerve

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What is the innervation of flexor carpi radialis?

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Median nerve

24
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What is the innervation of pronator teres?

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Median nerve

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What is the innervation of flexor digitorum superficialis?

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Median nerve

26
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What is the innervation of flexor digitorum profundus?

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Lateral half = median nerve

Medial half = ulnar nerve

27
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What is the innervation of flexor pollicis longus?

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Median nerve

28
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What is the innervation of pronator quadratus?

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Median nerve

29
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What is the innervation of brachioradialis?

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Radial nerve (before division)

30
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What is the innervation of extensor carpi radialis longus?

A

Radial nerve

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What is the innervation of extensor carpi radialis brevis?

A

Deep branch of radial nerve

32
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What is the innervation of extensor digitorum?

A

Posterior interosseous nerve

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What is the innervation of extensor digiti minimi?

A

Posterior interossoeous nerve

34
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What is the innervation of extensor carpi ulnaris?

A

Posterior interossoeous nerve

35
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What is the innervation of anconeus?

A

Radial nerve

36
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What is the innervation of supinator?

A

Posterior interosseous nerve

37
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What is the innervation of abductor pollicis longus?

A

Posterior interosseous nerve

38
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What is the innervation of extensor pollicis brevis?

A

Posterior interosseous nerve

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What is the innervation of extensor pollicis longus?

A

Posterior interosseous nerve

40
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What is the innervation of extensor indicis?

A

Posterior interosseous nerve

41
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Which muscle in the posterior compartment of the forearm is innervated by the radial nerve but acts to flex the forearm at the elbow joint in the mid-prone position?

A

Brachioradialis

42
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The deep branch of the radial nerve becomes the posterior interosseous nerve after it has pierced through which muscle?

43
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Which vein arises from the medial aspect of the dorsal venous arch?

44
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Which muscle tendon forms the medial boundary of the anatomical snuffbox?

A

Extensor pollicis longus

45
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Which two carpal bones from the floor of the anatomical snuffbox?

A

Trapezium and scaphoid

46
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The extensor carpi ulnaris acts to extend the hand at the wrist joint but also medially deviate (adduct) the hand at the wrist joint. True or False?

47
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The superficial branch of the radial nerve descends to provide sensory innervation to the dorm of the hand and the lateral (radial) 3.5 digits?

48
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The radial artery travels over the floor of the anatomical snuffbox with the deep branch of the radial nerve and the cephalic vein. True or False?

49
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The dorsal interossei muscles act to adduct the digits at the MCP joints. True or False?

50
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The anconeus muscle acts to extend the forearm at the elbow joint. True or False?

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