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Movements of the wrist and hand Flashcards

Muscles involved in the movement of the wrist and hand

1
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Name the muscles in the deep layer of the flexors of the wrist and hand

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Flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus

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Name the muscles in the intermediate layer of the flexors of the wrist and hand

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Name the muscles in the superficial layer of the flexors of the wrist and hand

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Flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus

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4
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Name the muscle which flexes the thumb

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Flexor pollicis longus

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor pollicis longus

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O: anterior radius
I: distal phalanx of thumb

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6
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Name the muscles which flex the fingers

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Flexor digitorum profundus, flexor digitorum superficialis

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus

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O: anterior ulnar
I: distal phalanges of the fingers

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: middle phalanges of fingers

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Name the muscles involved in radial deviation

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Flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi radialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: base of MT2

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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT2

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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT3

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13
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Name the muscles involved in wrist flexion

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Flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus, flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor pollicis longus

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O: anterior radius
I: distal phalanx of thumb

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus

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O: anterior ulna
I: distal phalages of fingers

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: middle phalanges of fingers

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi radialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: base of MT2

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18
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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris

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O: medial epicodyle
I: base of MT5 + pisiform + hamate

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19
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Name the origin and insertion of the palmaris longus

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O: medial epicondyle
I: palmar fascia

20
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Name the muscles involved in ulnar deviation

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Flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris

21
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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris

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O: medial epicondyle
I: base of MT5 + pisiform + hamate

22
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi ulnaris

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT5

23
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Name the muscles in the superficial layer of the extensors of the wrist and hand

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Extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor carpi ulnaris

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Name the muscles in the deep layer of the extensors of the wrist and hand

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Extensor indicis, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, adbuctor pollicis longus

25
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Name the muscles involved in the extension of the fingers

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Extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor indicis

26
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor digiti minimi

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: dorsal digital expansion (of little finger)

27
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor indicis

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O: lower posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane
I: dorsal digital expansion (of index finger)

28
Q

Name the muscle which extends the little finger

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Extensor digiti minimi

29
Q

Name the origin and insertion of the extensor digiti minimi

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: dorsal digital expansion (of little finger)

30
Q

Name the muscle which extends the index finger

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O: lower posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane
I: dorsal digital expansion (of index finger)

31
Q

Name the muscles involved in the extension of the thumb

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Extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, abductor pollicis longus

32
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis longus

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O: middle posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane
I: distal phalananx of thumb

33
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis brevis

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O: middle posterior radius + adj interosseous membrane
I: proximal phalanx of thumb

34
Q

Name the origin and insertion of the abductor pollicis longus

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O: posterior of ulna, radius + interosseous membrane
I: base of MT1

35
Q

Name the muscle which abducts the thumb

A

Abductor pollicis longus

36
Q

Name the origin and insertion of the abductor pollicis longus

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O: posterior of ulna, radius + interosseous membrane
I: base of MT1

37
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Name the muscles involved in the extension of the wrist

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Extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor indicis, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, abductor longus

38
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT2

39
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT3

40
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi ulnaris

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT5

41
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor digitorum

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: dorsal digital expansion

42
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Name the origin and extension of the extensor digiti minimi

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: dorsal digital expansion (of little finger)

43
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor indicis

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O: lower posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane
I: dorsal digital expansion (of index finger)

44
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis longus

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O: middle posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane
I: distal phalanx of thumb

45
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis brevis

A

O: middle posterior radius + adj interosseous membrane
I: proximal phalanx of thumb

46
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Name the origin and insertion of the abductor pollicis longus

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O: posterior ulna, radius + interosseous membrane
I: base of MT1

Anatomy Year 1 (21 decks)

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