Muscles Flashcards
Brachialis origin
The distal ½ of the anterior surface of humorous
Brachialis insertion
Tuberosity and coronoid process of the ulna
Brachialis actions
Flex elbow at humeroulnar joint
Pronator teres origin
Common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humorous and coronoid process of the ulna
Pronator teres insertion
Middle of lateral surface of radius
Pronator teres actions
Pronates the forearm at the radio ulnar joints assists to flex elbow at humeroulnar
Pronator teres nerve
Median
Brachialis nerve
Musculocutaneous nerve small branch from radial nerve
Flexor carpi ulnaris origin
Humeral head: common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humorous
Ulnar head: posterior surface of proximal ⅔ of ulna
Flexor carpi ulnaris insertion
Pisiform, hook of hamate and base of 5th metacarpal
Flexor carpi ulnaris actions
Flex and adduct the wrist at radiocarpal joint assist with flexion of elbow at humeroulnar
Flexor carpi ulnaris nerve
Ulnar nerve
Flexor carpi radialis origin
Common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humerus
Flexor carpi radialis insertion
Bases of the second and third metacarpals
Flexor carpi radialis actions
Flex abduct wrist at radiocarpal joint assist to flex the elbow at humeroulnar joint
Flexor carpi radialis nerve
Median nerve
FLEXOR DIGITORUM superficialis origin
Common flexor tendon from medial epicondial of the humorous ulnar Collateral legament coronoid process of ulna interosseous membrane and proximal shaft of radius
FLEXOR DIGITORUM superficialis insertion
Sides of middle phalanges of second through fifth fingers
FLEXOR DIGITORUM superficialis actions
Flex the second through fifth fingers flex the wrist at the radiocarpel joint
FLEXOR DIGITORUM superficialis nerve
Median
Flexor digitorum profundus origin
Anterior and medial surface of proximal ¾ of ulna
Flexor digitorum profundus insertion
Bases of distal phalanges palmer surface of second through fifth fingers
Flexor digitorum profundus actions
Flex the second through fifth fingers at metacarpal phalangeal and distal interphangeal joints. Assist to flex the wrist at the radiocarpel joint
Flexor digitorum profundus nerve
Median and ulnar nerve
PALMARIS longus origin
Common flexor tendon of medial epicondial of humor
PALMARIS longus insertion
Flexor retinaculum and palmer aponeurosis
PALMARIS longus actions
Tense , the palmer facia flex the wrist at the radiocarpal joint may assist to flex the elbow at the humeroulnar joint
PALMARIS longus nerve
Median nerve
Pronator quadratus origin
Medial anterior surface of distal ulna
Pronator quadratus insertion
Lateral anterior surface of distal radius