AP05 - Elbow, wrist and hand Flashcards
What are the muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm in the superficial layer?
- Pronator teres
- Humeral head
- Ulnar head - Flexor carpai radialis
- Palmaris longus
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Humeral head
- Ulnar head
What is the innervation of the pronator teres muscle?
Median nerve (C6-C7)
What is the innervation of the flexor carpi radialis?
Median nerve (C6-C7)
What is the innervation of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Ulnar nerve (C7-C8)
What is the innervation of the palmaris longus?
Median nerve (C7-C8)
Where is the proximal attachment of the ulnar head of the pronator teres?
Coronoid process
Where is the proximal attachment of the humeral head of the pronator teres?
Medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor origin)
Where is the proximal attachment of the palmaris longus?
Medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor origin)
Where is the proximal attachment of the ulnar head of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Olecranon and posterior border of ulna (via aponeurosis)
Where is the proximal attachment of the humeral head of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor origin)
Where is the distal attachment of the ulnar head of the pronator teres?
Middle of convexity of lateral surface of radius
Where is the distal attachment of the humeral head of the pronator teres?
Middle of convexity of lateral surface of radius
Where is the distal attachment of the flexor carpi radialis?
Base of 2nd metacarpal
Where is the distal attachment of the ulnar head of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Pisiform, hook of hamate, 5th metacarpal
Where is the distal attachment of the palmaris longus?
Distal half of flexor retinaculum and apex of palmar aponeurosis
What are the muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm in the intermediate layer?
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
- Humero-ulnar head
- Radial head
Where is the proximal attachment of the humero-ulnar head of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Medial epicondyle (Common flexor origin and coronoid process)
Where is the proximal attachment of the radial head of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Superior half of anterior border`
Where is the distal attachment of the flexor digitorum superficialis
Shafts of middle phalanges of medial four digits
What is the innervation of the flexor digitorum superficialis
Median nerve (C7, C8 and T1)
What are the muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm in the deep layer?
- Flexor digitorum profundus
- Medial part
- Lateral part - Flexor pollicis longus
- Pronator quadratus
What is the innervation of the medial part of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Ulnar nerve (C8,T1)
What is the innervation of the lateral part of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Ant interosseous nerve from median nerve (C8,T1)
What is the innervation of the flexor pollicis longus?
Ant interosseous nerve from median nerve (C8,T1)
What is the innervation of the pronator quadratus?
Ant interosseous nerve from median nerve (C8,T1)
Where is the proximal attachment of the medial part of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Proximal 3/4 of medial and anterior surfaces of ulna and interosseous membrane
Where is the proximal attachment of the lateral part of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Proximal 3/4 of medial and anterior surfaces of ulna and interosseous membrane
Where is the proximal attachment of the flexor pollicis longus?
Ant surface of radius and adjacent interosseous membrane
Where is the proximal attachment of the pronator quadratus
Distal quarter of anterior surface or ulna