Anatomy of Hand and Wrist Flashcards
How many forearm flexor-pronators are there?
8
How many forearm extensor-supinators are there?
11
The brachioradialis flexes the forearm but is in the posterior compartment so is supplied by
the radial nerve
What muscle acts in isolation to adduct the wrist?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
What muscle acts in isolation to abduct the wrist?
Flexor carpi radialis
What are the forearm flexors?
Flexor carpi ulnaris Flexor carpi radialis Palmaris longus Pronator teres Pronator quadratus Brachioradialis
What muscles act to pronate the forearm?
Pronator teres
Pronator quadratus
Where are the powerful extensors of the wrist and digits found?
On the posterior surface
What are the powerful extensors of the wrist and digits?
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi ulnaris
How do the extensors of the wrist and digits antagonise/agonise the anterior wrist muscles?
By working in pairs
What does the intermediate muscle layer of the forearm consist of? Where does this later attach?
The flexor digitorum superficialis
Attaches to the middle phalanges of digits 2-5
What does the deep layer of the forearm consist of?
The flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor pollicis longus
What do the intermediate and deep muscle layers act to do?
Act primarily to flex the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, although they are also synergists at the other joints which they cross
What is the innervation of the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor digitorum profundus?
Ulnar nerve
What is the innervation of the brachioradialis?
Musculocutaneous and radial nerves
What is the function of the intermediate posterior layer extensor muscles?
Extend the fingers, elbow and wrist
What do the tendons of the deep extensors form in the hand?
Anatomical snuff box
What are the deep extensors of the posterior forearm?
Abductor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis brevis
Extensor indicis
What do the muscles of the hand consist of?
4 thenar muscles 3 hypothenar muscles 4 lumbricals 3 palmar interossei 4 dorsal interossei
What are the thenar muscles?
Flexor pollicis brevis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Adductor pollicis
Opponens pollicis
What are the hypothenar muscles?
Flexor digiti minimi
Abductor digiti minimi
Opponens digiti minimi
Where are the interossei muscles?
Lie between the digits and contribute to the bulk of the hand
What are the interossei muscles responsible for?
Abduction and adduction
Palmar interossei - adductors
Dorsal interossei - abductors