Elbow & Forearm Anatomy Flashcards
Identify the superficial muscles of the anterior arm and where they originates form
Pass, Fail, Pass, Fail (lateral to medial) - pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, flexor carpi ulnaris
All originate from medial epicondyle of humerus
Flexor carpi ulnaris - AFI
Attachments - originates from medial epicondyle and also has a long origin from the ulna
Passes into the wrist and attaches to the pisiform carpal bone
Actions - flexion and adduction at the wrist
Innervation - ulnar nerve
Palmaris longus - AFI
Attachments - originates from the medial epicondyle and attaches to flexor retinaculum
Actions - flexion at the wrist
Innervation - median nerve
Flexor carpi radialis - AFI
Attachments - originates from the medial epicondyle and attaches to the base of metacarpals II and III
Actions - flexion and abduction at the wrist
Innervation - median nerve
Pronator teres - AFI
Attachments - medial epicondyle and coronoid process of ulna
Attaches laterally to the midshaft of radius
Actions - pronation of the forearm
Innervation - median nerve
Flexor digitorum superficialis - AFI
Attachments - originates from medial epicondyle and from radius
Splits into 4 tendons at wrist which travel through the carpal tunnel and attaches to middle phalanges of 4 fingers
Actions - flexes the metacarpophalangeal joints and proximal interphalangeal joints at the 4 fingers, and flexes at the wrist
Innervation - median nerve
State the 3 deep muscles of the anterior forearm
Flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicis longus, pronator quadratus
Flexor digitorum profundus - AFI
Attachments - originates from ulna and associated interosseous membrane At wrist, spits into four tendons, that pass through the carpal tunnel and attach to the distal phalanges of the four fingers Action - flex the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers, flexes at metacarpophalangeal joints and at the wrist Innervation - medial half is innervated by the ulnar nerve Lateral half (acts on the middle and index fingers) is innervated by median nerve
Flexor pollicis longus - AFI
Attachments - originates from anterior surface of radius and attaches to base of distal phalanx of thumb
Actions - flexes the interphalangeal joint and metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb
Innervation - median nerve
Pronator quadratus - AFI
Attachment - originates from anterior surface of ulna and attaches to anterior surface of radius
Actions - pronates forearm
Innervation - median nerve
Identify the superficial muscles of the posterior forearm
Brachoradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus + brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor carpi ulnaris, anconeus
Brachoradialis - AFI
Attachments - originates from lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus and inserts distal end of radius (radial styloid process)
Actions - flexion at elbow
Innervation - radial nerve
Extensor carpi radialis longus - AFI
Attachments - originates from supracondylar ridge and inserts into metacarpal II
Actions - extends and abducts the wrist
Innervation - radial nerve
Extensor carpi radialis brevis - AFI
Attachments - originates from lateral epicondyle and inserts into metacarpal III
Actions - extends and abducts the wrist
Innervation - radial nerve
Extensor digitorum - AFI
Attachments - originates from lateral epicondyle and splits into 4
Central slip inserts into base of middle phalanx, two lateral slips insert into base of distal phalanx
Actions - extends medial 4 fingers at MCP and IP joints, extends wrist
Innervation - radial nerve