Elbow, Wrist, & Hand OIIA's Flashcards
Origin: Flexor carpi ulnaris
medial epicondyle & olecranon
Insertion: Flexor carpi ulnaris
pisiform, hamate, & 5th metacarpal
Innervation: Flexor carpi ulnaris
ulnar nerve (C7, C8)
Action: Flexor carpi ulnaris
flexes and adducts the wrist (ulnar deviation)
Origin: Palmaris longus
medial epicondyle
Insertion: Palmaris longus
Palmar aponeurosis and flexor retinaculum
Innervation: Palmaris longus
Median nerve (C7, C8)
Action: Palmaris longus
flexes wrist & tenses plantar aponeurosis
Origin: Flexor carpi radialis
medial epicondyle
Insertion: Flexor carpi radialis
base of metacarpals II & III
Innervation: Flexor carpi radialis
Median nerve (C6, C7)
Action: Flexor carpi radialis
flexes and abducts (radial deviation) the wrist
Origin: Pronator teres
medial epicondyle & coronoid process
Insertion: Pronator teres
lateral surface of the mid-shaft of the radius
Innervation: Pronator teres
Median nerve (C6, C7)
Action: Pronator teres
Pronation
Origin: Flexor digitorum superficialis
medial epicondyle, margin coronoid process, and oblique line of radius
Insertion: Flexor digitorum superficialis
middle phalanges of digits 2-5
Innervation: Flexor digitorum superficialis
Median nerve (C7, T1)
Action: Flexor digitorum superficialis
flexes wrist and flexes middle and proximal phalanges of digits 2-5
Origin: Flexor digitorum profundus
anterior & medial surface of the ulna & interosseous membrane
Insertion: Flexor digitorum profundus
Distal phalanges of digits 2-5
Innervation: Flexor digitorum profundus
Interosseous branch of the median and ulnar nerves (C8, T1)
Action: Flexor digitorum profundus
flexes distal interphalangeal joints
Origin: Flexor pollicis longus
anterior surface of radius & interosseous membrane
Insertion: Flexor pollicis longus
base of distal phalanx of thumb
Innervation: Flexor pollicis longus
Median nerve (C7, C8)
Action: Flexor pollicis longus
flexes distal phalanx of the thumb
Origin: Pronator quadratus
Distal fourth of anterior surface of the ulna
Insertion: Pronator quadratus
distal fourth of anterior surface of the radius
Innervation: Pronator quadratus
median nerve (C7, C8)
Action: Pronator quadratus
pronation