Muscles of the Hand Flashcards
Abductor pollicis longus
Origin: post radius, post ulna
Insertion: base 1st mc
Action: Abd 1st CMC joint
Innervation:post interosseous (radial)
extensor pollicis brevis
Origin: post radius
Insertion: base 1st prox phalanx
Action: ext 1st CMC and MCP
Innervation: post interosseous (radial)
extensor pollicis longus
Origin: post ulna
Insertion: base 1st distal phalanx
Action: ext 1st CMC, MCP, IP
Innervation: post interosseous (radial)
extensor indicis
Origin: post ulna
Insertion: 2nd mid and distal phalanges
Action: ext 2nd MCP, PIP, DIP, ext wrist
Innervation: post interosseous (radial)
lumbricals
Origin: tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
Insertion: dorsal digital expansion 2-5
Action: flex MCP, extend IP
Innervation: 1st and 2nd–median nerve, 3rd and 4th–deep ulnar nerve
dorsal interossei
Origin:first through fifth metacarpals
Insertion: base of teh 2nd, 3rd, 4th proximal phalange
Action: abd 2-4 MCP
Innervation: deep ulnar nerve
palmar interossei
Origin: 1. first interossus: ulnar side of the second metacarpal. 2. second interossus: radial side of the fourth metacarpal. 3. third interosseus: radial side of the 5th metacarpal
Insertion: base of teh 2nd, 4th, 5th proximal phalange
Action: Add 2,4,5 MCP
Innervation: Deep Ulnar Nerve
Abductor Pollicis brevis
Origin: flexor retinaculum
Insertion: base 1st prox phalanx
Action: abd thumb
Innervation: recurrent median
adductor pollicis transverse
Origin: 3rd MC
Insertion: base 1st prox phalanx
Action: add thumb
Innervation: deep ulnar nerve
adductor pollicis oblique
Origin: 2nd MC
Insertion: Base 1st prox phalanx
Action:add thumb
Innervation: deep ulnar nerve
opponens pollicis
Origin: trapezium
Insertion: 1st MC
Action: Opposition of thumb
Innervation: recurrent median
flexor pollicis brevis
Origin: flexor retinaculum
Insertion: base 1st prox phalanx
Action: flex thumb
Innervation:recurrent median
abductor digiti minimi
Origin: pisiform
Insertion: base 5th prox phalanx
Action: abd 5th MCP
Innervation: deep ulnar nerve
flexor digiti minimi
Origin: hamate
Insertion: base 5th prox phalanx
Action: flex 5th MCP
Innervation: deep ulnar nerve
opponens digiti minimi
Origin: hamate
Insertion: 5th MC
Action: opposition of 5th digit
Innervation: deep ulnar nerve