Muscles that are Deep wrist/digit flexors Flashcards
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus (FDP)
Origin: Anterior medial surface of body of ulna
Insertion: Base of distal phalanx of each finger
Action: Flexes distal and middle phalanges of all fingers, and hand at wrist joint
Innervation: Median and ulnar nerves
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Flexor Pollicis Longus
Origin: Anterior surface of radius and interosseous membrane
Insertion: Base of distal phalanx of thumb
Action: Flexes distal phalanx of thumb at interphalangeal joint
Innervation: Median nerve
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Pronator Quadratus
Origin: Distal portion of shaft of ulna
Insertion: Distal portion of shaft of radius
Action: pronates forearm at radioulnar joints
Innervation: Median nerve
