Tutorial 3: Upper Limb, Wet Lab Flashcards
What are the 4 muscles of the superficial group of the wrist flexors of the forearm?
Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Where is the superficial group of the wrist flexors attached to?
Common flexor tendon to the medial epicondyle of the humerus
What is the action of the pronator teres?
Pronation of the forearm
What innervates the pronator teres?
Median nerve
Which muscle flexes the wrist and adducts the hand at the wrist joint?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Which muscle flexes the wrist and abducts the hand at the wrist joint?
Flexor carpi radialis
Is the palmaris longus always present?
No
Which nerve innervates 3 of the superficial group of the flexor compartment of the forearm?
Median
What nerve innervates the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Ulnar nerve
What is the action of the brachioradialis muscle?
Flexion of the elbow
What nerve innervates the brachioradialis?
Radial nerve
Brachioradialis is an exception the the rule that the radial nerve only innervates the extensor muscles
Which digits are the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis attached to?
2nd-5th
Onto which phalanx are the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis attached to?
Middle phalanx
Can the flexor digitorum superficialis act on the distal interphlangeal joint?
No
What nerve innervates the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Median nerve
What are the 3 muscles of the deep group of the anterior forearm>
Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor pollicis linugs
Pronator quadratus
Does the flexor digitorum profundus act on the wrist and all the joints of the wrist?
Yes
What is the main action of the flexor digitorum profundus on the wrist and finger joints?
Flexion
Which part of the flexor digitorum profundus is supplied by the ulnar nerve?
Medial part - digits 4 and 5
Which part of the flexor digitorum profundus is supplied by the median nerve?
Lateral part - digits 2 and 3
What innervates the flexor pollicis longus?
Anterior interosseous nerve (from the median nerve)
Where is the pronator quadratus connected to?
It arises from in front of the ulna and passes across until it is inserted into the radius
What is the action of the pronator quadratus?
Pronation of the forearm
What is the innervation of the pronator quadratus?
Anterior interosseous nerve from the median nerve
See page 54 of booklet for diagram of the neuromuscular structures of the anterior forearm?
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What is the relationship between the brachial artery with the median nerve in the cubital fossa?
The nerve is medial to the brachial artery