Forearm (Flexor) + Wrist Flashcards
Wrist joint proper between ___ and ___
Radius and Carpals
Inferior Radio-Ulna Joint two parts
- Head of Ulna into Ulnar Notch of Radius
- Styloid Process (ulna) onto fibrous articular disc (rad)
Fibrous Articular Disc function
Seperates ulna from wrist joint proper
Interosseous membrane function
- Holds Ulna and Radius together
- Muscle attachment
- Force transmission
4 Things holding radius and ulna together
- Sup rad-ulna joint
- Inf rad-ulna joint
- Annular Ligament
- Interosseous membrane
3 Joints of the wrist joint proper
- Radio-carpal
- Midcarpal
- Carpometacarpal
Carpal Bones
Lat -> Med
1. Scaphoid 2. Lunate 3. Triquetral 4. Pisiform
5. Trapezium 6. Trapezoid 7. Capitate 8. Hamate
Most damaged carpal bone
Scaphoid
Carpal Tunnel Floor
Carpals
Carpal Tunnel Roof
Flexor Retinaculum
What passes through the carpal tunnel
- Median Nerve
- Tendons of Flexor Pollisis Longus, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Superifical Flex/Pro Forearm Muscles
Pronator Teres
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Palmaris Longus
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
Intermediate Flex/Pro Forearm Muscle
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
Deep Flex/Pro Forearm Muscles
Flexor Pollicis Longus
Pronator Quadratus
Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Flex/Pro (almost all) forearm muscle Nerve
Median
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Nerve
Ulnar
Which muscle Flex/Pro Forearm has both Median and Ulnar nerves
Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Pronator Teres Origin
Suprachondyle Ridge
Pronator Teres Insertion
Radius
Pronator Teres Movement
Pronates Proximal Forearm
FCR Origin
Common Flexor Tendon
FCR Inserion
2nd Metacarpal
FCR Movement
Flexes Wrist
Palmaris Longus Origin
Common Flexor Tendon
Palmaris Longus Insertion
Palmar Aponeuroses
Palmaris Longus Movement
Flexes Wrist
FCU Origin
Common Flexor Tendon
FCU Insertion
Pisiform
FCU Movmeent
Flexes Wrist
FDS Origin
- Humero-ulnar head = Common Flexor Tendon
- Radial head = Radius
FDS Insertion
4x Middle Phalanages
FDS Movement
Flexes Wrist -> Middle Phalange
FPL Origin
Radius
FPL Insertion
1st Distal Phalanx
FPL Movement
Flexes Wrist -> 1st Distal Phalanx
Pronator Quadratus Origin
Ulna
Pronator Quadratus Insertion
Radius
Pronator Quadratus Movement
Pronation of Distal Forearm
FDP Origin
Ulna
FDP Insertion
4x Distal Phalanx
FDP Movement
Flexes Wrist -> 2nd-5th Distal Phalanges
Common Flexor Tendon origin
Medial Epichondyle
Anterior Interosseous Nerve is a branch of ___
Median Nerve (Branches at Pronator teres)
Anterior Interosseous Nerve innervates the
Deep muscles of the Flex/Pro forearm
Median Nerve branches into ____ at the wrist
Palmar CUtaneous, Proper Palmar Digital, Recurrent Branches
Ulnar Nerve branches into _____ at the wrist
Palmar Cutaneous, Dorsal Cutaneous, Proper Palmar Digital
Which is bigger, ulnar or radial vessel?
Ulnar
What is the boundary between the flexor and extensor compartments of the forearm
Radial Artery/Vein
Radial and Ulnar blood vessels link called
Common Interosseous