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Muscles of the Anterior Compartment of the Forearm Flashcards

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Insertion of Pronator Teres (PT)

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Middle of Convexity of Lateral Surface of the Radius

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Origin of Pronator Teres (PT)

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Ulnar Head: Coronoid Process of Ulna

Humeral Head: Medial Epicondyle of Humerus

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Innervation of Pronator Teres (PT)

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Median Nerve (C6,C7)

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Action of Pronator Teres (PT)

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Flexes and Pronates the forearm

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Origin of Flexor Carpi Radialis

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Medial Epicondyle of Humerus

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Insertion of Flexor Carpi Radialis

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Base of the 2nd Metacarpal

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Innervation of Flexor Carpi Radialis

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Median Nerve (C6,C7)

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Action of Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR)

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Flexes and ABducts the hand at the wrist

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Origin of Palmaris Longus

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Medial Epicondyle of Humerus

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Insertion of Palmaris Longus

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1)Distal Half of Flexor Retinaculum , 2) Palmar Aponeurosis

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Innervation of Palmaris Longus

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Median Nerve (C7,C8)

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Action of Palmaris Longus

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Flexes hand (at wrist), tenses palmar aponeurosis

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Origin of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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Olecranon, Posterior Border of Ulna (via aponeurosis)

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Insertion of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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Pisiform, Hook of Hamate, and 5th metacarpal

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Innervation of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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Ulnar Nerve (C7, C8)

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Action of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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Flex and ADDuct the hand at wrist

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Which Muscles Make up the Superficial Layer of the Anterior Compartment of Forearm?

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Pronator Teres
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Palmaris Longus
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

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Which muscle makes up the intermediate layer?

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

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Origin of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

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Humero-Ulnar Head: Medial Epicondyle of Humerus and Coronoid Process of Ulna
Radial Head: Oblique Line of Radius

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Insertion of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

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Shafts (bodies) of middle phalanges of medial four digits

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Innervation of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

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Median Nerve (C7,C8,T1)

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Action of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

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1) Flexes Wrist Joint
2) Flexes Proximal Interphalangeal Joints of Medial Four Digits;
3) Acting more strongly, flexes the proximal phalanges at the metacarpophalangeal joints

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What muscles make up the deep layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?

A

Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Flexor Pollicis Longus
Pronator Quadratus

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Origin of Flexor Digitorum Profundus

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Proximal 3/4 of medial and anterior surfaces of ulna and interosseous membrane

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Insertion of Flexor Digitorum Profundus

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Bases of Distal Phalanges 2, 3, 4, and 5

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Innervation of Flexor Digitorum Profundus

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Lateral Part (digits 2 and 3): Median Nerve (C8, T1)
Medial Part (digits 4 and 5): Ulnar Nerve (C8, T1)
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Action of Flexor Digitorum Profundus

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1) Flexes Wrist Joint

2) Flex Distal Interphalangeal Joints of Digits 2, 3, 4, and 5; assist in wrist flexion

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Origin of Flexor Pollicis Longus

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Anterior Surface of the Radius and its adjacent interosseous membrane

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Insertion of Flexor Pollicis Longus

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Base of the Distal Phalanx of the thumb

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Innervation of Flexor Pollicis Longus

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Anterior Interosseous Nerve (C8,T1), from median nerve

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Action of Flexor Pollicis Longus

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1) Flexes Wrist

2) Flexes the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of thumb

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Origin of Pronator Quadratus

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Distal 1/4 of Anterior Surface of Ulna

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Insertion of Pronator Quadratus

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Distal 1/4 of anterior surface of Radius

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Innervation of Pronator Quadratus

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Anterior Interosseous Nerve (C8, T1), from median nerve

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Action of Pronator Quadratus

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Pronates the forearm; deep fibers are going to bind radius and ulna

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