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Name the muscles in the superficial compartment of the anterior forearm.

A

Flexor carpi ulnaris
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi radialis
Pronator teres

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Where do muscles of the anterior forearm originate from?

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The medial epicondyle of the humerus.

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Name the muscles in the intermediate compartment of the anterior forearm.

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Name the muscles in the deep compartment of the anterior forearm.

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Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor digitorum profundus
Pronator quadrates

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What are the actions of the muscles in the anterior forearm?

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Pronation of forearm
Flexion of wrist
Flexion of fingers

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The anterior compartment of the forearm is also known as what?

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The flexor compartment

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What nerve provides innervation for most of the muscles in the anterior forearm?

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Median nerve

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Which muscles in the forearm are not innervated by the median nerve?

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Flexor carpi ulnaris
Medial half of flexor digitorum profundus

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What is the innervation for the flexor carpi ulnaris and the medial half of the flexor digitorum profundus?

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Ulnar nerve

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What is the function of the flexor carpi ulnaris?

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Flexion and adduction at the wrist.

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Innervation of the flexor carpi ulnaris?

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Ulnar nerve

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What is the function of the palmaris longus?

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Wrist flexion

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What is the innervation of the palmaris longus?

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Median nerve

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What is the function of the flexor carpi radialis?

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Wrist flexion and abduction.

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What is the innervation of the flexor carpi radialis?

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Median nerve

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What is the function of the pronator Teres?

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Pronation of forearm.

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What is the innervation of the pronator Teres?

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Median nerve.

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What is the function of the flexor digitorum superficialis?

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Flexes MCP joints
Flexes PIP joints of 4 fingers
Flexes wrist

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What is the innervation of the flexor digitorum superficialis?

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Median nerve

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What are the functions of the flexor digitorum profundus?

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Flexes DIP joints
Flexes MCP joints
Flexes wrist

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What is the innervation of the flexor digitorum profundus?

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Medial half (acts on little and ring fingers) = ulnar nerve.
Lateral half (acts on middle and index fingers) = anterior interosseous branch of median nerve

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What is the function of the flexor pollicis longus

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Flexes IP and MCP joint of thumb.

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What is the innervation of the flexor pollicis longus?

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Median nerve (anterior interosseous branch)

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What is the function of the pronator quadratus?

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Pronation of forearm.

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What is the innervation of the pronator quadratus?
Median nerve (anterior interosseous branch)
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What are the muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm known as?
Extensor muscles.
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Which nerve innervates the posterior compartment of the forearm?
Radial nerve.
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How many muscles are in the superficial layer of the posterior forearm?
7
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Name the 7 muscles in the superficial compartment of the posterior forearm.
Brachioradialis Extensor carpi radialis longus Extensor carpi radialis brevis Extensor digitorum Extensor digiti minimi Extensor carpi ulnaris Anconeus
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How many muscles are there in the deep compartment of the posterior forearm?
5
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Name the 5 muscles in the deep compartment of the posterior forearm.
Supinator Abductor pollicis longus Extensor pollicis longus Extensor policis brevis Extensor indices
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What is the function of the brachioradialis muscle?
Elbow flexion.
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What is the innervation of the brachioradialis muscle?
Radial nerve.
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What are the functions of the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis?
Abduction and flexion at the wrist.
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What is the innervation of the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis?
Radial nerve.
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What is the function of the extensor digitorum?
Extension of fingers at IP and MCP joints.
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What is the innervation of the extensor digitorum?
Deep branch of radial nerve.
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What is the function of the extensor digit minimi?
Extends little finger (contributes to wrist extension)
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What is the innervation of the extensor digit minimi?
Deep branch of radial nerve.
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What is the function of the extensor carpi ulnaris?
Extension and adduction of the wrist.
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What is the innervation of the extensor carpi ulnaris?
Deep branch of radial nerve.
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What is the function of the anconeus?
Extends and stabilises elbow joint. Abducts ulna during pronation of forearm.
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What is the innervation of the anconeus?
Radial nerve.
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What causes tennis elbow?
Repeated use of the superficial extensor muscles of the forearm.
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What do the deep posterior forearm muscles act on?
The thumb and index finger (aside from supinator).
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Which deep muscles of the posterior forearm does not act on the thumb or index finger?
Supinator.
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What is the function of the abductor pollicis longus?
Abduction of the thumb.
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What is the innervation of the abductor pollicis longus?
Posterior interosseous branch of the radial nerve.
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What is the function of the extensor pollicis brevis?
Extends MCP and CMC joints of the thumb.
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What is the innervation of the extensor pollicis brevis?
Posterior interosseous branch of the radial nerve.
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What is the function of the extensor pollicis longus?
Extends all joints of the thumb (CMC, MCP and IP joints).
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What is the innervation of the extensor pollicis longus?
Posterior interosseous branch of the radial nerve.
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What is the function of the extensor indicis?
Extends index finger.
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What is the innervation of the extensor indicis?
Posterior interosseous branch of the radial nerve.
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What is wrist drop a sign of?
Radial nerve injury
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At what 2 sites is the radial nerve commonly injured at?
Axilla - humeral dislocations or fractures of proximal humerus. Radial groovy of humerus - humeral shaft fracture.
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Which branch of the radial nerve supplies the extensor carpi radialis brevis?
Deep branch
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The deep branch of the radial nerve supplies which forearm muscles?
Extensor carpi radialis brevis Supinator
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The radial nerve innervates which posterior forearm muscles before it branches off?
Extensor carpi radialis longus Brachioradialis
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What is the common origin of the lumbricals?
Flexor digitorum profundus

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