Anterior Forearm Muscles Flashcards
Pronator Teres (attachments)
Medial epicondyle to lateral aspect of radius
Pronator Teres (actions)
Pronates & flexes forearm
Pronator Teres (Innervation)
Median nerve (C6-7)
Flexor Carpi Radialis (attachments)
Medial epicondyle to palmar aspect of base of 2nd metacarpal
Flexor Carpi Radialis (actions)
Flex hand @ wrist, radial deviation; may assist in pronation & flexion of forearm
Flexor Carpi Radialis (innervation)
Median nerve (C6-8)
Palmaris Longus (attachments)
Medial epicondyle of humerus to palmar aponeurosis
Palmaris Longus (actions)
Flexes hand @ wrist, tenses palmar fascia
Palmaris Longus (innervation)
Median nerve (C7-8)
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris (attachments)
Medial epicondyle to proximal ulnar shaft to pisiform
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris (actions)
Flexion of hand @ wrist, ulnar deviation & assists in elbow flexion
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris (innervation)
Ulnar nerve (C7-T1)
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (attachments)
Medial epicondyle to sides of middle phalanges of digits 2-5
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (actions)
Flexion @ MCP & PIP of digits 2-5 & hand @ wrist
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (innervation)
Median nerve (C7-T1)
Flexor Digitorum Profundus (attachments)
Anterior proximal 2/3 of ulna & interosseous membrane to base of distal phalanx of digits 2-5
Flexor Digitorum Profundus (actions)
Finger flexion @ MCP, PIP & DIP & flexion of hand @ wrist
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (innervation)
Median anterior interosseous n. for digits 2 & 3, ulnar nerve of digits 4 & 5
Flexor Pollicis Longus (attachments)
Anterior surface of radius & interosseous membrane to base of distal phalanx of thumb
Flexor Pollicis Longus (actions)
Flexion of thumb @ MCP & IP
Flexor Pollicis Longus (innervation)
Median nerve anterior interosseous branch (C7-T1)
Pronator Quadratus (attachments)
From anterior surface of distal ulna to anterior surface of distal radius
Pronator Quadratus (actions)
Forearm pronation
Pronator Quadratus (innervation)
Median nerve (anterior interosseous) (C8-T1)
