Anterior Forearm Flashcards
What muscles make up the anterior forearm?
Pronator teres Flexor carpi radialis Flexor carpi ulnaris Palmaris longus Flexor digitorum superficialis Flexor digitorum profundus Flexor pollucis longus Pronator quadratus
Which muscles make up the superficial part?
Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Palmaris longus
Which muscle makes up the intermediate part?
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Which muscles make up the deep part?
Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor pollucis longus
Pronator quadratus
Which nerve innervates the muscles of the anterior forearm?
Median nerve
What is the origin of pronator teres?
Medial epicondyle
Coronoid process
What is the insertion of pronator teres?
Lateral midshaft radius
What is the action of pronator teres?
Pronation
What is the innervation of pronator teres?
Median nerve
What is the origin of flexor carpi radialis?
Medial epicondyle
What is the insertion of flexor carpi radialis?
Base metacarpal 2+3
What is the action of flexor carpi radialis?
Flex wrist
Abduct wrist
What is the innervation of flexor carpi radialis?
Median nerve
What is the origin of flexor carpi ulnaris?
Medial epicondyle
What is the insertion of flexor carpi ulnaris?
Pisiform
What is the action of flexor carpi ulnaris?
Flex wrist
Adduct wrist
What is the innervation of flexor carpi ulnaris?
Ulnar nerve
What is the origin of palmaris longus?
Medial epicondyle
What is the insertion of palmaris longus?
Flexor retinaculum
What is the action of palmaris longus?
Flex wrist
What is the innervation of palmaris longus?
Median nerve
What is the origin of flexor digitorum superficialis?
Medial epicondyle + radius
What is the insertion of flexor digitorum superficialis?
Tendons onto middle phalanges of fingers
What is the action of flexor digitorum superficialis?
Flex wrist
Flex MCPJ
Flex PIPJ
