Muscles Of Upper Limb 3 Flashcards
The muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm are organised into three layers
——- of _ muscles
——— of _ muscles
———of _ muscles
4 superficial
- 1 intermediate
- 3 deep
The anterior forearm muscle group is associated with ____ action of the forearm, ____ of the wrist and _____ of the fingers.
pronation
flexion
flexion
The anterior forearm muscle group are mostly innervated by the _____ nerve , and they recieve arterial supply from the ____ artery and ____ artery
median
ulnar
Radial
Time to list the muscle of anterior forearm
Superficial:
_____, _____, _____, _____
Intermediate: ________
Deep: ______ ,______, and_____
flexor carpi ulnaris
flexor carpi radialis
palmaris longus
pronator teres.
flexor digitorum superficialis.
flexor pollicis longus; flexor digitorum profundus; pronator quadratus.
The superficial muscles in the anterior compartment all originate from a common tendon, which arises from the ______ of the ____
medial epicondyle
humerus.
FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS
ORIGIN: ______ and ____
INSERTION: ______ bone
ACTION: (flexion or extension?) and (adduction or abduction ?) at ____
INNERVATION: ____ nerve
medial epicondyle
ulna
pisiform carpal
flexion
adduction
wrist
ulnar
FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS
ORIGIN: ______
INSERTION: ____ of ____ — and —
ACTION: (flexion or extension?) and (adduction or abduction?) at the wrist
INNERVATION : ____ nerve
medial epicondyle
base; metacarpals; 2 and 3
flexion
abduction
median
PALMARIS LONGUS
-absent in about __% of the population
ORIGIN: _____
INSERTION: _____
ACTION: (flexion or extension ?) at the wrist
INNERVATION : _____ nerve
15
medial epicondyle
flexor retinaculum
flexion
median
PRONATOR TERES
ORIGIN:
_______
_____ of ulna
INSERTION: _____ of ____
ACTION: ____ of the forearm
INNERVATION : ____ nerve
medial epicondyle
coronoid process
lateral mid shaft; radius
pronation
median
FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS
ORIGIN:
____
____
INSERTION: _____ phalanx of the four digits
ACTION: (flexion or extension?) of fingers (at MP and proximal IP joints)and wrist
INNERVATION : ______ nerve
medial epicondyle
Radius
middle
Flexion
median
FLXEOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS
ORIGIN:
_____
_____
INSERTION: ____ phalanx of the four digits
ACTION: (flexes or extends?) ____ IP joints and the wrist
INNERVATION :medial half is by ___ nerve; lateral half is by ______ nerve
ulna
interosseous membrane
distal
flexes; distal
ulnar
median
FLEXOR POLICIS LONGUS
ORIGIN: _____ and ______
INSERTION: ____ phalanx of ______
ACTION: (flexes or extends?) IP and MP joint of thumb
INNERVATION : ____ nerve
radius
interosseous membrane
distal; thumb
flexes
median
PRONATOR QUADRATUS
ORIGIN:
_____ surface of ___
INSERTION:
_____ surface of _____
ACTION: _____ of forearm
INNERVATION : _____ nerve
anterior
ulna
anterior; radius
pronation
median
The muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm are commonly known as the ____ muscles.
The general function of these muscles is to produce _____ at the ____ and ___.
They are all innervated by the _____ nerve.
extensor
extension
wrist and fingers
radial
The superficial layer of the posterior forearm contains ___ muscles. Four of these muscles – extensor _____, extensor ____, extensor ____ and extensor _____ share a common tendinous origin at the ____
seven
carpi radialis brevis
digitorum
carpi ulnaris
digiti minimi
lateral epicondyle