Flexors (hand/wrists muscles) Flashcards
1
Q
Flexor carpi radialis
-superficial
A
ACTION: wrist flexion, radial deviation of the hand
INNERVATION: median nerve
2
Q
Palmaris longus
-superficial
A
ACTION: wrist flexion
INNERVATION: median nerve
3
Q
Flexor carpi ulnaris
-superficial
A
ACTION: wrist flexion, ulnar deviation of the hand
INNERVATION: ulnar nerve
4
Q
Flexor digitorum superficialis(FDS)
A
ACTION: flexion of the wrist and digits 2-5 (middle and proximal phalanx)
INNERVATION: median nerve
5
Q
Flexor pollicis longus
-deep
A
ACTION: flexion of thumb
INNERVATION: median nerve
6
Q
Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP)
A
ACTION: wrist flexion, flexion of digits 2-5 (distal phalanx)
INNERVATION: palmar interosseous nerve
