Wrist, Hand, Fingers muscles Flashcards
flexor carpi radialis
- Flexing the wrist
- Abducting the wrist
Palmaris Longus
- Flexing the wrist
Flexor digitorum superficialis
- Flexing the wrist
- Flexing the fingers
Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Flexing the wrist
- Adducting the wrist
Flexor digitorum profundus
- Flexing the wrist
- Flexing the fingers
Flexor pollicus longus
- Flexing the thumb
Extensor carpi radialis longus
- Extending the wrist
- Abducting the wrist
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- Extending the wrist
- Abducting the wrist
Extensor digitorum
- Extending the wrist
- Extending the fingers
Extensor digiti minimi
- Extending the wrist
- Extending the fingers
Extensor carpi ulnaris
- Extending the wrist
- Adducting the wrist
Abductor pollicis longus
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the thumb
Extensor pollicis longus
- Extending the wrist
- Extending the thumb
Extensor pollicis brevis
- Extending the wrist
- Extending the thumb
Extensor indicis
- Extending the wrist
- Extending the fingers
Flexor pollicis brevis
- Flexing the thumb
Abductor pollicis brevis
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the thumb
Opponens pollicis
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the thumb
Flexor digiti minimi
- Flexing the fingers
Abductor digiti minimi
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the fingers
Opponens digiti minimi
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the fingers
Adductor pollicis
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the thumb
Lumbricals
- Flexing the fingers
- Extending the fingers
Dorsal interossei
- Extending the fingers
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the fingers
Palmar interossei
- Extending the fingers
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the fingers
Palmaris brevis
- Abducting/adducting/opposing the thumb