Anterior Forearm

Question 1

What is the superficial muscle involved in pronation of the wrist?

Answer 1

Pronator teres

Question 2

What is the superficial muscle involved in radial flexion and abduction of the hand?

Answer 2

Flexor carpi radialis

Question 3

What is the superficial muscle involved in ulnar flexion and abduction of the hand?

Answer 3

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Question 4

What is the long slender superficial muscle lying on the medial side of the flexor carpi radialis?

Answer 4

Palmaris longus

Question 5

What is the intermediate muscle involved in finger flexion?

Answer 5

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Question 6

What is the deep muscle involved in finger flexion?

Answer 6

Flexor digitorum profundus

Question 7

What is the deep muscle involved in thumb flexion

Answer 7

Flexor pollicus longus

Question 8

What is the deep muscle at the lower arm responsible for wrist pronation?

Answer 8

Pronator quadratus

Question 9

What is the nerve supply to all of the anterior muscles?

Answer 9

Median

Question 10

What are the exceptions in innervation?

Answer 10

Flexor carpi ulnaris [superficial]

Flexor digitorum profundus [deep]

Question 11

What is the nerve innervation of flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor digitorum profundus?

Answer 11

Ulnar