Anterior Forearm Muscles:Pronator Teres Quadratus, FCR, FCU, FDS, FDP, FPL
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Nantesha on August 18, 2009
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Anatomy, muscles, muscle function, Origins and insertions
Description:
Flexor Muscles - Origin, insertion, nerve innervation, muscle actions of Anterior Forearm muscles
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Medial epicondyle and coranoid process | Origin of Pronator Teres |
| Medial Epicondyle | Origin of Palmaris Longus |
| Radius | Insertion of Pronator Teres |
| flexor retinaculum, palmaris apenerosis | Insertion of Palmaris Longus |
| Pronator Teres, Palmaris Longus, FCR, FCU, FDS, FDP, PL, Pronator quadratus | Name all 8 Flexor Muscles (abbreviate for Flexors) |
| Median nerve | Nerve innervation for Pronator Teres |
| Pronation of forearm, helps with elbow flexion | Action of Pronator Teres |
| Medial Epicondyle | Origin of Flexor Carpi Radialis |
| Medial epicondyle, Coronoid process | Origin of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris |
| Median Nerve | Nerve Innervation of Palmaris Longus |
| Pronation of Forearm, elbow flexion (helps) | Muscle action of Pronator Teres |
| Wrist flexion | Muscle Action of Palmaris Longus |
| Metacarpal 2 and 3 | Insertion of Flexor Carpi Radialis |
| Median Nerve | Nerve Innervation of Flexor Carpi Radialis |
| Wrist flexion, radial deviation | Muscle Action of Flexor Carpi Radialis |
| Pisiform, Hook of Hamate, Metacarpal 5 | Insertion of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris |
| Ulnar Nerve | Nerve innervation of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris |
| Wrist flexion, ulnar deviation | Muscle actions of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris |
| Medial epicondyle, Coronoid process, Superior 1/2 radius | Origin of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis |
| Humeral head | Medial epicondyle is located where on what bone |
| Humeral head | Coronoid process is located on what bone |
| Humeral head via medial epicodyle | Common flexor tendon is located where on bone |
| Mid phalanges digits 2-5 | Insertion of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis |
| Median Nerve | Nerve innervation of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis |
| Flexion of PIP joints digits 2-5, helps flex MCP joint, wrist flexion | Muscle Action of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis |
| Proximal 3/4 of anterior and posterior of Ulna, interosseous membrane | Origin of Flexor Digitorum Profundus |
| Distal phalanges digits 2-5 | Insertion of Flexor Digitorum Profundus |
| Median Nerve (tendon 1,2), Ulnar Nerve (tendon 3,4) | Nerve innervation for Flexor Digitorum Profundus |
| Flexion of DIP joints digits 2-5 | Muscle action of Flexor Digitorum Profundus |
| Anterior Aspect of radius, interosseous membrane | Origin of Flexor Pollicis Longus |
| Distal phalanx digit 1 | Insertion of Flexor Pollicis Longus |
| Median Nerve | Nerve innervation of Flexor Pollicis Longus |
| Thumb flexion | Muscle action of Flexor Pollicis Longus |
| Distal 1/4 ulna | Origin of Pronator Quadratus |
| Distal 1/4 radius | Insertion of Pronator Quadratus |
| Median nerve | Nerve innervation of Pronator Quadratus |
| Forearm pronation | Muscle action of Pronator Quadratus |
| Palmar apeneurosis | Origin of Palmaris Brevis |
| Skin of hand | Insertion of Palmaris Brevis |
| Ulnar nerve | Nerve innervation of Palmaris Brevis |
| None | Muscle action of Palmaris Brevis |
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