Muscles Of The Forearm And Cubital Fossa Flashcards
How many muscles are in the anterior compartment of the forearm and how are they grouped?
Consists of 8 muscles
Divided into 3 groups
1. Superficial group with 4 muscles
2. Intermediate group with 1 muscle
3. Deep group with 3 muscles
The muscles of anterior compartment muscles of forearm are innervated
Innervated by median and ulnar nerves
Name the muscle of the superficial group of the forearm
- Pronator Teres muscle
- Palmars longus
- Flexor carpi radialis
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
Name the muscle of the superficial group of the forearm innervated by median nerve
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi radialis
Pronator Teresa muscle
Name the muscle of the forearm in the superficial group that is innervated by ulnar nerve
Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
The insertion , action and origin of the pronator teres muscles
Originates from medial epicondyle and coronoid processes of the ulna
They insert at the Lateral aspect of the shaft if the radius
Their action is Pronation
The action, insertion and origin if the flexor carpi radialis muscle
Originates at the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Insert at the base of the second and third metacarpals
Action: flexion and abdution at the wrist joint
The origin, insertion and action of palmaris longus muscle
Originates at the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Insert at the Palmar aponeuorosis and distal half of the flexor retinaculum
Action: Tenses Palmar aponeurosis and flexes the wrist
The origin, insertion and action of flexor carpi ulnaris of muscles
Originates Medial epicondyle and posterior border of ulna
Insert at the pisiform, hook of hamate and the base of the 5th netacarpal
Action: flexion and adduction of the wrist joint
The muscle of the anterior compartment under intermediates group
Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
The origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
Origin: medial epicondyle and coronoid process of the humerus
Anterior surface of radius
Insertion: Palmar surface of the shaft of the middle phalanges of the medial 4 digits
The action and innervation of flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
Action: flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joints
May assits in flexion of the wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints
Innervated by median nerve
Name the muscles of the deep group of the anterior compartment
Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor pollicis longus muscle
Pronator quadratus muscle
The origin and insertion of flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Origin- anterior and medial surfaces of ulna
Medial half of the interosseous membrane
Insert at the bases of the distal phalanges of the medial four digits
The action and innervation of flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Action
- Flexion of the distal interphalangeal joints
Innervation
- Medial half by the ulnar nerve
- Lateral half by the anterior interosseous nerve
- From the median nerve
The origin and insertion of flexor pollicis longus
Origin
- Anterior surface of the shaft of the radius
Insertion
- Base of the distal phalanx of the thumb
The action and innervation of flexor pollicis longus
Action
- Flexion of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb
Innervation by anterior interosseous nerve from median nerve
The origin and insertion pronator quadratus muscles
Origin
- Distal surface of the anteromedial aspect of the ulnar shaft
Insertion
- Distal surface of the anterolateral aspect of the radial shaft
The action and innervation of pronator quadratus muscle
Action
- Pronation
Innervation by anterior interosseous nerve from median nerve
The cubital fossa is covered by what?
- Covered by skin and fascia