Clinical Aspects Of Cubital Fossa, Forearm And Wrist Flashcards
What are the superficial anterior muscles of the forearm?
PFF
Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialiis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Palmaris longus
->These originate from the medial epicondyle of the humerus
What is the role of the anterior muscles of the forearm?
Flexion and pronation, and they are innervated by the median nerve
-> with an exception being the flexor carpi ulnaris and the medial side of the flexor digitorum profundus. These 2 muscles are innervated by the ulnar nerve.
What are the intermediate anterior muscles of the forearm?
Flexor Digitorum superficialis.
This muscle has 3 origins which are the medial epicondyle, coronoid process of ulna and the anterior radial oblique line.
What are the deep anterior muscles of the forearm?
Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor Pollucis longus
Pronator quadratus
These are innervated by the anterior interosseus nerve and DO NOT originate from medial epicondyle.
What is the flexor carpi radialis?
From the medial epicondyle and attaches onto metacarpal of digit 2 and 3.
-> Wrist flexion and abduction
What is the pronator teres?
ANTERIOR superficial MUSCLE-
Originates from the medial epicondyle and attaches onto the radial bone pronator tuberosity.
What is the flexor carpi ulnaris?
ANTERIOR superficial MUSCLE-
Originates from the medial epicondyle and attaches onto the pisiform bone. The pisiform bone has a pisimetacarpal ligament from the pisiform to the base of the metacarpal bone on digits 5.
->Flexion and abduction of wrist. It is innervated by the ulnar nerve.
What is the palmaris longus?
ANTERIOR MUSCLE-
Lies medial to the flexor carpi radialis. It arises from the medial epicondyle and attaches onto the palmaris aponeurosis.
What is the flexor Digitorum superficialis?
The only intermediate muscle of the forearm originating from the medial epicondyle, coronoid process of ulnar and the radius anterior oblique line to insert into digit 2, 3, 4 and 5. It splits to allow profundus to pass through.
-> Important for flexion at Proximal interpharyngeal (PIP) joint.
What is the flexor digitorum profundus?
DEEP anterior muscle which originates from the anterior surface of ulna to attach to the distal phalanges of digit 2,3, 4 and 5.
-> Radial side is innervated by the anterior interosseus nerve.
-> Lateral side is innervated by ulnar nerve.
What is the flexor Pollucis longus?
DEEP anterior MUSCLE:
From the lateral surface of radius and the interosseus membrane to base of the thumb.
Innervated by the anterior interosseus nerve.
What is the pronator quadratus?
DEEP rectangular muscle from ulna lateral surface to lateral surface of radius which lies beneath the palmaris longus.
Innervated by the anterior interosseus nerve.
What nerve innervate the majority of the anterior forearm muscles?
Median nerve
Branch of median nerve called the anterior interosseus muscle which innervates the deep flexor muscles, excluding ulnar half of the flexor digitorum profundus.
Which anterior forearm muscles are not innervate by the median nerve?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
AND
Medial side of flexor Digitorum profundus
-> These are innervated by the ulnar nerve.
What are the posterior muscles of forearm?
Extensor muscles important for the supination and extension of the forearm, innervated ONLY by the radial nerve.
3 carpi muscles: extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi ulnaris
3 pollucis muscles: adductor pollucis longus, extensor pollucis brevis, extensor pollucis longus.
3 digit muscles: extensor indices, extensor digits minimi, extensor digitorum
+ Brachioradialis, supination and anconeus.
What are the superficial extensor muscles?
Brachioradialis
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor carpi ulnar is
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor digit minimi
ANCONEUS
Innervated by radius nerve.
Which superficial extensor muscles do not originate from the lateral epicondyle?
Brachioradialis and extensor carpi radialis longus.
Where does Brachioradialis originate?
Supracondylar region of humerus.
Where does extensor carpi radialis longus originate?
Supracondylar region of humerus.
What is the brachioradialis?
Originates from the supracondylar region of the lateral epicondyle to attach to the styloid of radius bone.
Flexes the elbow ALONG WITH ANCONEUS and extends the forearm. Innervated by radius nerve
What is the extensor carpi radialis brevis(short)?
Attaches to the carpal bone of digit 2. Innervated by radius nerve.
-> wrist adduction and extension
What is the extensor carpi radialis longus?
Supracondylar region to the 2nd and 3rd METAcarpal, innervated by nerve.
What is The anconeus?
To the olecranon of ulnar and ulnar shaft.
IT IS A MINOR ELBOW EXTENSOR, ALONG WITH BRACHIORADIALIS, innervated by radial nerve.
What is the extensor carpi ulnaris?
To the base of carpal digits 5, innervated by radial nerve.
What is the extensor digit miniti?
To the base of carpal 5, innervated by radial nerve.
What is the extensor Digitorum?
To extensor hood of each finger for extension of MCP joint.
At the phalange, it splits into a medial slip which continues in a straight path and a lateral slip which moves to the distal phalange.
Innervated by radial nerve.