Muscles Flashcards
anterior compartment of arm
Biceps brachii, brachialis, coracobrachialis.
They flex the arm and forearm and supinate the hand.
Innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve.
Supplied by brachial artery
posterior compartment of arm
Triceps brachii
Extend the forearm.
Innervated by the radial nerve.
Supplied by the deep brachial artery.
anterior compartment of forearm
Pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, pronator quadratus.
Flex the wrist and digits, pronate the hand, flex the thumb, and adduct/abduct the hand.
Innervated by the median nerve, except flexor carpi ulnaris and the ulnar/medial half of the flexor digitorum profundus, which are ulnar nerve.
Supplied by radial and ulnar arteries
posterior compartment of forearme
Extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor indicis, abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, supinator, brachioradials.
Extend the wrist and digits, supinate the hand and extend and abduct the thumb.
Innervated by radial nerve.
Supplied by radial and ulnar arteries
superficial intrinsic hand muscles
3 thenar pad muscles, 3 hypothenar pad muscles, lumbricals, and adductor pollicis
lateral 2 lumbricals (1-2)
superficial hand muscle; flex MP joint and extend IP joints. median nerve
Medial 2 lumbricals (3-4)
superficial hand muscle; flex MP joint and extend IP joints. Ulnar nerve
abductor pollicis brevis
superficial hand muscle in thenar pad; abducts thumb. Median nerve
Flexor pollicis brevis
superficial hand muscle in thenar pad; flexes thumb. Median nerve innveration
Opponens pollicis brevis
superficial hand muscle in thenar pad; opposes thumb. Median nerve innervation
Abductor digiti minimi
superficial hand muscle in hypothenar pad; abducts little finger. Ulnar nerve
flexor digiti minimi
superficial hand muscle in hypothenar pad; flexes little finger. Ulnar nerve
opponens digiti minimi
superficial hand muscle in hypothenar pad; opposes little finger. Ulnar nerve
adductor pollicis
superficial hand muscle; adducts thumb. Ulnar nerve
Palmar interossei
deep hand muscle. Adducts fingers (PADs), flexes MP and extends IP joints. Ulnar nerve