Anterior and Posterior Compartment of the Forearm Flashcards
Pronator Teres Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm Pronator teres: Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Ulnar artery Innervation: Median nerve (c6-c8) Action: Pronate forearm and hand
Flexor carpi radialis Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm Flexor carpi radialis Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Ulnar artery Innervation: Median nerve (c6-c8) Action: Flex and abduct hand
Palmaris longus Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm Pamaris longus Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Ulnar artery Innervation: Median (c6-c8) Action: Flex hand
Flexor carpi ulnaris Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm Flexor carpi ulnaris Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Ulnar artery Innervation: Ulnar nerve (c7-t1) Action: Flex and abduct hand
Flexor digitorum superficialis Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm Flexor digitorum superficialis Layer: Intermediate Blood supply: Ulnar artery Innervation: Median nerve (c6-t1) Action: Flex middle phalanges of medial 4 digits
Flexor digitorum profundus Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Flexor digitorum profundus
Anterior Forearm
Layer: Deep
Blood supply:Ulnar artery
Innervation: Medial = ulnar nerve. Lateral = median nerve
Action: Flexes distal phalanges of medial 4 digitis
Flexor pollicis longus Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm
Flexor pollicis longus
Layer: Deep
Blood supply: Anterior interosseous artery
Innervation: Anterior interosseous nerve (c7-c8) (median nerve branch)
Action: Flex nerve
Pronator Quadratus Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Anterior Forearm
Pronator Quadratus
Layer: Deep
Blood supply: Anterior interosseous artery
Innervation: Anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve branch)
Action: Pronate forearm and hand
Brachioradialis Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Posterior forearm Brachioradialis Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Radiorecurrent artery Innervation: Radial nerve (c5-c6) Action: Flex PRONATED forearm
Extensor carpi radialis longus Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Posterior forearm Extensor carpi radialis longus Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Radial artery Innervation: Radial nerve (c5-c6) Action: Extend + abduct hand
Extensor carpi radialis brevis Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Extensor carpi radialis brevis Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Radial artery Innervation: Deep branch of radial nerve (c7-c8) Action: Extend and abduct hand
Extensor digitorum Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Extensor digitorum
Layer: Superficial
Blood supply: Recurrent + Posterior Interosseous Artery
Innervation: Deep branch of radial nerve (c7-c8)
Action: Extend digits 2-5 at MCP joint. Extends hand
Extensor digit minimi Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Extensor digiti minimi
Layer: Superficial
Blood supply: Posterior interosseous artery
Innervation: Deep branch of radial nerve (c7-c8)
Action: Extend 5th digit at MCP and IP joint
Extensor carpi ulnaris Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Extensor carpi ulnaris Layer: Superficial Blood supply: Ulnar artery Innervation: Deep branch of radial nerve (c7-c8) Action:
Abduct pollicis longus Layer: Blood supply: Innervation: Action:
Abductor pollicis longus
Layer: Deep
Blood supply: Posterior interosseous artery
Innervation: Deep branch of radial nerve (c7-c8)
Action: Abduct thumb