Antebrachial Muscles Flashcards
What is the common proximal attachment of the superficial muscles in the anterior compartment of the antebrachium?
Medial epicondyle of the humerus
What is the common innervation of the superficial muscles in the anterior compartment of the antebrachium?
Median and ulnar nerve
What is the common action of the superficial muscles in the anterior compartment of the antebrachium?
Flexion of the wrist and digits
What is the proximal attachment of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
- humero-ulnar head
- radial head
What is the distal attachment of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Shafts of middle phalanges of digits II-V
What innervates the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Median nerve
What are the actions of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Independent flexion of the middle phalanges of digits II-V
Flexion of proximal phalanges by continued action
What is the proximal attachment of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Proximal two thirds of anterior ulna
Interosseous membrane
What is the distal attachment of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Distal phalanges of digits 2-5
What innervates the flexor digitorum profundus?
Median nerve via anterior interosseous nerve
Ulnar nerve
What are the actions of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Flexion of the DIP joints of digits 2-5
What is the blood supply of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Anterior interosseous artery
What is the proximal attachment of the flexor pollicus longus?
- mid-anterior surface of the radius
- interosseous membrane
What is the distal attachment of the flexor pollicus longus?
-distal phalanx of thumb
What innervates the flexor pollicus longus?
-median nerve
What are the actions of the flexor pollicis longus?
-flexion of distal phalanx of thumb
What is the common proximal origin of the superficial muscles in the posterior compartment of the antebrachium?
-lateral epicondyle of the humerus
What is the common action of the superficial muscles in the posterior compartment of the antebrachium?
-wrist and/or hand extension
What is the common innervation of the superficial muscles in the posterior compartment of the antebrachium?
-radial nerve via deep branch of radial nerve or posterior interosseous nerve
What is the proximal attachment of the brachioradialis?
-proximal two thirds of the supraepicondylar ridge of humerus
What is the distal attachment of the brachioradialis?
-distal radius proximal to styloid process
What innervates the brachioradialis?
-radial nerve
What is the blood supply of the brachioradialis?
-radial artery and branches
What are the actions of the brachioradialis?
-flexion of the forearm when pronated
What is the proximal attachment of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
-lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus
What is the distal attachment of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
-dorsal base of second metacarpal
What innervates the extensor carpi radialis longus?
-radial nerve
What is the blood supply of extensor carpi radialis longus?
- radial artery and branches
- interosseous artery branches
What are the actions of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
-extension and abduction of the hand at the wrist
What is the proximal attachment of the extensor carpi radialis brevis?
-lateral epicondyle of humerus