Nerve supply of hand

Question 1

What is the ulnar paradox

Answer 1

The more distal the injury to the ulnar nerve, the more severe the clawing seen

Question 2

What muscles does the median nerve innervate in the forearm?

Answer 2

All of the anterior compartment apart from flexor carpi ulnaris and medial half of flexor digitorum profundus

Question 3

What muscles does the median nerve supply in the hand?

Answer 3

LOAF MUSCLES (lateral 2 lumbricals, opponens pollicis, adductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis)

Question 4

What muscles does the ulnar nerve innervate in the forearm?

Answer 4

Medial half of flexor digitorum profundus, flexor carpi ulnaris

Question 5

What muscles does the ulnar nerve innervate in the hand?

Answer 5

All intrinsic muscles apart from LOAF (Medial lumbricals, palmar and dorsal interossei, hypothenar muscles, adductor pollicis