Superficial Forearm Flexors

Question 1

Brachioradialis

Answer 1

O: Lateral Supracondylar Ridge

I: Lateral Shaft of the Distal Radius

A: Elbow Flexion

N: Radial Nerve (C5-7)

Question 2

Pronator Teres

Answer 2

O: Lateral Head:
Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus

Medial Head:
Coronoid Process

I: Lateral Shaft of the Radius

A: Pronation, weak elbow flexor

N: Median Nerve (C6-7)

Question 3

Flexor Carpi Radialis

Answer 3

O: Common Flexor Tendon, Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus

I: Base of Metacarpals 2 and 3

A: Wrist Flexion, Radial Deviation

N: Median Nerve (C6-7)

Question 4

Palmaris Longus

Answer 4

O: Common Flexor Tendon, Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus

I: Palmar Aponeurosis

A: Wrist Flexion, Tense Palmar Aponeurosis

N: Median Nerve (C7-8)

Question 5

Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

Answer 5

O: Common Flexor Tendon, Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus, Posterior Surface of the Ulna

I: Pisiform, Hook of the Hamate, Base of 5th Metacarpal

A: Wrist Flexion and
Ulnar Deviation

N: Ulnar Nerve (C7-8)

Question 6

Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Answer 6

O: Common Flexor Tendon, Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus, Proximal Radius

I: Middle Phalanx of Fingers 2-5

A: Flexion of Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joints 2-5, Wrist Flexion via Continued Action

N: Median Nerve (C7-T1)