Upper limb 3 Flashcards
Anterior compartment muscles of forearm actions
Flexion -> wrist and digits
Pronators -> forearm
Superficial group of anteiror compartment muscles of forearm
(4 of them)
Pronator teres
Flexor capri radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Common flexor tendon attachments
Origin -> Medial epicondyle of humerus
Insertion -> superficial layer of anterior forearm muscles
Pronator teres action on forearm
Pronation
Flexion
Innervation of pronator teres
Median nerve
(lateral and medial cord -> C5-T1)
median nerve roots
lateral cord -> C5-7
medial cord -> C8-T1
So, C5-T1
What superfical anterior forearm muscles adduct and abduct the wrist (2 muscles)
Adduction -> flexor carpi ulnaris
Abduction -> flexor carpi radialis
(picture is of felxor carpi ulnaris)
Innervation of superficial muscles of forearm
Ulnar nerve (1)
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Median nerve (3)
Protonator teres
Flexor capri rdialis
Palmaris longus
Brachioradialis is in what compartment
Extensor (posterior) compartment
Funny beacuse is is a felxor in the extensor compartment - absolute madness
Brachioradialis acts on what joint
Elbow
Main action of brachioradialis and in what position
Flexion of elbow (in mid pronated position)
Innervation of brachioradialis
Radial nerve
(as it’s in the extensor compartment remember
Intermediate group of anterior forearm muscles
Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)
FDS tendons attach to the
Middle phalanges of the fingers
(thumb is not a finger hahahahahah)
FDS action on writs, MCP and IP joints
Flexion
Does the FDS act on the distal IP joint?
Aboslutley…NOT
(the flexor diitorum profundus does this)
3 muscles of deep group of anterior forearm
Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP
Flexor pollicus longus
Pronator quadratus
FDP action on wrist and IP joints of digits 2-5 (not thumb obvs)
Flexion
FDP dual nerve supply
medial part (digit 4+5) - ulnar nerve
lateral part (digit 2+3) - median nerve
Nerve innervating flexor pollicus longus
Medial nerve
Main nerve of anterior compartment of forearm
Median nerve
in the cubital fossa, where is the median nerve in relation to the brachial artery
median nerve is medial to brachial artery
Which muscles does the median nerve not innervate in forearm?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Medial half of FDP
(ulnar nerve innervates these 2 bad boys)
Does median nerve enter hand by passing below or above flexor retinaculum?
Below it baby
How does ulnar nerve enter forearm?
Passing between heads of flexor carpi ulnaris