Compartmentalised Flashcards
What is the function of the anterior compartment of the forearm? and what is the majority innervation?
Flexion of the wrist and median nerve
Name the 4 layers of the anterior compartment of the forearm and their muscle constituents
Superficial layer(arise form medial epicondyle of humerus)- Pronator teres, Flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus and flexor carpi ulnaris
2- FLexor digitorum superficiallis
3-Flexor digitorum profundus, FLexor Pollicis longis
4- Pronator quadratus
WHat flexes the MCP and PIP joints?
flexor digitorum superficialis
WHat flexes the DIP joints?
Flexor digitorum profundus
Yellow= Pronator Teres
Green= Flexor carpi radialis
Blue= Palmaris Longus
Red= Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor digitorum superficialiis
Red= Flexor pollicis longus
Blue- flexor digitorum profundus
Green= pronator quadratus
What innervates the anterior compartment of the arm? and name the muscles
musculocutaneous nerve and Biceps brachii, brachialis and coracobrachialis
Biceps brachii has 2 heads, name the overall action and the insertion of them
Flexion of the arm at shoulder and elbow, Long head origin = supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula and short head- coracoid process of scapula
What is the origin of the brachialis and what is its action?
lower half of anterior humerus and the action if flexion of arm at elbow
what is the origin and action of coracobrachialis?
coracoid process of scapula and the action is flexion of arm at shoulder
Red= biceps brachii, Green= coracobrachialis and blue= brachiallis
what innervates posterior arm? and what is its action?
radial nerve and extends arm at shoulder and elbow
which head of the triceps cannot be seen?
the medial head
what innervates the posterior forearm?
radial nerve
what is the action of the posterior forearm?
extensors
Yellow= supinator
Brown= extensor pollicis longus and brevis
blue= extensor indicis
Red= brachioradiallis
Blue= extensor pollicis longus and brevis
Yellow= extensor digitorum
Green= extensor digiti minimi
Purple= extensor carpi ulnaris
What muscles does the wrist have?
flexor retinaculum and extensor retinaculum
what is the carpal tunnel?
space between flexor retinaculum and carpal bones
name the carpal bones
scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, hammate, capitate, trapezioid, trapezium
what innervates the lumbricals?
lateral 2= median nerve
Medial 2= ulnar nerve