Week 12 - Muscles of the Forearm and Hand Flashcards
What are the muscles of the superficial layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
- Pronator teres
- Flexor carpi radialis
- Palmaris longus
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
What are the actions of the pronator teres?
- Flexes forearm
- Pronates forearm
- Rotates the radius across the anterior surface of the ulna to pronate the forearm
What is the innervation of the pronator teres?
Median nerve (C6-C7)
What is the origin of the pronator teres?
Medial epicondyle of humerus
What is the insertion of the pronator teres?
Midshaft of radius
What are the actions of the flexor carpi radialis?
- Flexes forearm
- Flexes wrist
- Wrist and hand abduction
What is the innervation of the flexor carpi radialis?
Median nerve
What is the origin of the flexor carpi radialis?
Medial epicondyle of the humerus
What is the insertion of the flexor carpi radialis?
- Base of 2nd and 3rd metacarpals
What are the actions of the palmaris longus?
- Flexes forearm
- Weak wrist flexion
What is the innervation of the palmaris longus?
Median nerve (C6-C7)
What is the origin of the palmaris longus?
Medial epicondyle of humerus
What is the insertion of the palmaris longus?
Palmar aponeurosis (triangular-shaped sheet of fibrous tissue located in the palm of the hand)
What are the actions of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
- Flexes the forearm
- Flexes the wrist/hand
- Adducts the wrist/hand
What is the innervation of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Ulnar nerve (C8-T1)
What is the origin of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Medial epicondyle of the humerus
What is the insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
- Base of the 5th metacarpal
What muscle is in the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
What are the actions of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
- Flexes middle interphalangeal joints
- Flexes forearm
- Flexes wrist
What is the innervation of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Median nerve (C6-C7)
What is the origin point of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
- Medial epicondyle of humerus
- Coronoid process of ulna
What is the insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
- Middle phalanges of digits 2-5
What muscles form the deep layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
- Flexor pollicis longus
- Flexor digitorum profundus
- Pronator quadratus
What are the actions of the flexor pollicis longus?
- Flexes distal phalanx of thumb
- Weakly flex wrist
What is the innervation of the flexor pollicis longus?
Median nerve (C6-C7)
What is the origin point of the flexor pollicis longus?
Anterior shaft of radius
What is the insertion of the flexor pollicis longus?
Distal phalanx of digit 1
What are the actions of the flexor digitorum profundus?
- Flexes distal interphalangeal joints
- Flexes wrist
What is the innervation of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Lateral half –> 1/2 median nerve (C6-C8)
Median half –> 1/2 ulnar nerve (C8)
What is the origin of the flexor digitorum profundus?
- Medial/anterior ulna
- Interosseous membrane
What is the insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Distal phalanges of digits 2-5
What is the action of the pronator quadtatus?
- Pronates forearm
What is the innervation of the pronator quadratus?
Median nerve (C8-T1)
What is the origin of the pronator quadratus?
Distal 1/4 of ulna
What is the insertion of the pronator quatratus?
Distal 1/4 of radius
What are the 7 muscles that form the superficial layer of the posterior compartment of the forearm
- Brachioradialis
- Extensor carpi radialis longus
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- Extensor digitorum
- Extensor digiti minimi
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
- Anconeus
What are the actions of the brachioradialis?
- Flexes forearm
What is the origin point for the brachioradialis?
- Lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus
What is the insertion point of the brachioradialis
Radial styloid process
What is the innervation of the brachioradialis?
Radial nerve
What are the actions of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
- Extends wrist
- Abducts wrist/hand
What is the innervation of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
Radial nerve
What is the origin of the extensor carpi radialis longus
- Lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus
What is the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
Base of 2nd metacarpal
What are the actions of the extensor carpi radialis brevis
- Extends wrist
- Abducts wrist
What is the innervation of the extensor carpi radialis bevis?
Radial nerve