Upper Limb 3 Station 1 - Anterior Forearm: Intermediate Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What is the name of the only muscle in this group?
A
Flexor digitorum superficialis
2
Q
Why is it called flexor digitorum superficialis if it is deep to the 4 superficial muscles?
A
Directly superficial to the flexor digitorum profundus
3
Q
To what digits of the finger does the tendon of the flexor digitorum superficialis attach?
A
2,3,4,5 (1 being thumb and 5 being pinky)
4
Q
Action of the FDS muscle?
A
Flexes the wrist, the metacarpo-phalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints
5
Q
Does the FDS act on the distal interphalangeal joint??
A
No
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Q
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7
Q
Onto which bone/phalangeal is the FDS attatching too?
A
Intermediate/Middle
8
Q
Innervation of FDS?
A
Median nerve
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