anterior forearm (deep layer) Flashcards
pa: flexor digitorum profundus
(FDP)
proximal ulna and interosseous membrane
da: flexor digitorum profundus (medial)
bases of distal phalanges
of digits 4, 5
da: flexor digitorum profundus (lateral)
bases of distal phalanges
of digits 2, 3
nerve innervation: flexor digitorum profundus (medial)
ulnar nerve C8, T1
nerve innervation: flexor digitorum profundus (lateral)
Median nerve (AIN)
C8, T1
muscle action: flexor digitorum profundus
Digits 2-5 FLEXION
@ MCP, PIP, and DIP joints
Assists with wrist FLEXION
pa: flexor pollicis longus
Anterior radius and adjacent
interosseous membrane
da: flexor pollicis longus
base of distal phalanx of thumb
nerve innervation: flexor pollicis longus
median nerve (AIN) C8, T1
ma: flexor pollicis longus
FLEXES phalanges of thumb
pa: pronator
quadratus
distal ulna
da: pronator
quadratus
distal radius
nerve innervation: pronator
quadratus
median nerve (AIN) C8, T1
muscle action: pronator
quadratus
Forearm PRONATION
Deep fibers bind radius and
ulna together