Short Hand Muscles Flashcards
Lumbricals (3 and 4)
Origin: Medial three tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
Insertion: Lateral sides of extensor expansions of 2nd-5th fingers
Innervation: Ulnar Nerve (C8, T1)
Lumbricals (1 and 2)
Origin: Lateral two tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
Insertion: Lateral sides of extensor expansions of 2nd-5th fingers
Innervation: Median Nerve (C8, T1)
Dorsal Interosseous, 1-4
Origin: Adjacent sides of two metacarpals
Insertion: Bases of proximal phalanges; extensor expansions of 2nd-4th fingers
Innervation: Ulnar Nerve (C8, T1)
Palmar Interosseous, 1-3
Origin: Palmar surfaces of 2nd, 4th, and 5th metacarpals
Insertion: Bases of proximal phalanges; extensor expansions of 2nd, 4th, and 5th fingers
Innervation: Ulnar Nerve (C8, T1)