extensor muscles of forearm Flashcards
extensor tendons
held in place in the wrist region by the extensor retinaculum which prevents bowstringing of the tendons when the hand is extended at the wrist joint.
as the tendons pass over the dorsum of the wrist, they are covered with synovial tendon sheaths, which reduce friction for the extensor tendons as they traverse the osseofibrous tunnels, formed by the attachment of the extensor retinaculum to the distal radius and ulna
functional groups of extensor muscles of forearm
- muscles that extend and abduct or adduct the hand of the wrist joint: extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL), extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU)
- muscles that extend the medial four digits: extensory digitorum, extensor indicis and extensor digiti minimi (EDM)
- muscles that extend or abduct the thumb: abductor policis longus, extensory policis brevis and extensory policis longus
superficial layer of posterior compartment of forearm
extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, and extensor carpi ulnaris, brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus
deep layer of posterior compartment of forearm
supinator
outcropping muscles of deep layer of posterior compartment of forearm
abductor policis longus
extensor policis longus
extensor policis brevis
extensor indicis
brachioradialis origin
proximal two thirds of lateral supraepicondylar ridge of humerus
brachioradialis insertion
lateral surface of dustal end of radius, proximal to styloid process
brachioradialis innervation
radial nerve (c5, c6, c7)
brachioradialis action
relatively weak flexion of elbow joint, maximal when forearm is in midpronated position
extensor carpi radialis longus origin
lateral supra-epicondylar ridge of humerus
extensor carpi radialis longus insertion
dorsal aspect of base of 2nd metacarpal
extensor carpi radialis longus innervation
radial nerve
C6, C7
extensor carpi radialis longus action
extends and abduct wrist joint
extensor carpi radialis brevis active during fist clenching
extensor carpi radialis brevis origin
lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor origin)
extensor carpi radialis brevis insertion
dorsal aspect of base of 3rd metacarpal
extensor carpi radialis brevis innervation
deep branch of radial nerve C7, C8
extensor carpi radialis brevis action
extend and abduct wrist joint
extensor carpi radialis brevis active during fist clenchin
extensor digitorum origin
lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor origin)
extensor digitorum insertion
extensor expansions of medial four fingers
extensor digitorum innervation
posterior interosseus nerve (C7, C8), continuation of deep branch of radial nerve
extensor digitorum action
extend wrist joint
extend medial four fingers primarily at metacarpophalangeal joints, secondarily at interphalangeal joints
extensor digiti minimi origin
lateral epicondyle of humerus (common extensor origin)