Flexor-Pronator Muscles of Forearm

Question 1

Origin of Pronator Teres

Answer 1

Ulnar Head:
Coranoid Process

Humeral Head:
Medial Epicondyle of Humerus

Question 2

Insertion of Pronator Teres

Answer 2

Middle of convexity of lateral surface of radius

Question 3

Innervation of Pronator Teres

Answer 3

Median Nerve

Question 4

Action of Pronator Teres

Answer 4

Pronates forearm

Flexes forearm

Question 5

Origin of Flexor Carpi Radialis

Answer 5

Medial Epicondyle of Humerus

Question 6

Insertion of Flexor Carpi Radialis

Answer 6

Base of 2nd metacarpal

Question 7

Innervation of Flexor Carpi Radialis

Answer 7

Median Nerve

Question 8

Action of Flexor Carpi Radialis

Answer 8

Flexes hand

abducts hand

Question 9

origin of palmaris longus

Answer 9

medial epicondyle of humerus

Question 10

insertion of palmaris longus

Answer 10

distal half of flexor retinaculum

Apex of palmer aponeurosis

Question 11

Innervation of Palmaris Longus

Answer 11

Median Nerve

Question 12

Action of Palmaris Longus

Answer 12

Flexes hand

Tenses palmar aponeurosis

Question 13

Origin of Flexor Carpi Ulnaratis

Answer 13

Humeral head:
Medial epicondyle of humerus

Ulnar head:
Olecranon
Posterior border of luna

Question 14

Insertion of Flexor carpi Ulnaratis

Answer 14

Pisiform
Hook of Hamate
5h metacarpal

Question 15

Innervation of Flexor Carpi Ulnaratis

Answer 15

Ulnar nerve

Question 16

Action of flexor carpi ulnaratis

Answer 16

flexes hand

adducts hand

Question 17

origin of flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer 17

Humeral-Ulnar Head:
Medial epicondyle of humerus
coronoid process of Ulna

Radial head:
Superior half of anterior border of Radius

Question 18

Insertion of Flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer 18

Shafts of middle phalanges of medial four digits

Question 19

Innnervation of flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer 19

Median nerve

Question 20

Action of Flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer 20

Flexes middle and proximal phalges

Question 21

Origin of flexor digitorum profundus

Answer 21

Proximal three quarters of medial and anterior surface of ulna
Interosseous membrane

Question 22

Insertion of flexor digitorum profundus

Answer 22

Medial Part:
Bases of distal phalanges of 4th and 5th digits

Lateral Part
Bases of distal phalanges of 2nd and 3rd digits

Question 23

Innervation of flexor digitorum profundus

Answer 23

Medial part:
ulnar nerve

lateral part
anterior interosseous nerve (from median nerve)

Question 24

Action of Flexor digitorum profundus

Answer 24

Flexes distal phalanges

Question 25

Origin of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Answer 25

Anterior surface of radius

Interosseous membrane

Question 26

Insertion of flexor pollicis longus

Answer 26

base of distal phalanx of thumb

Question 27

Innervation of flexor polllicis longus

Answer 27

Anterior interosseous nerve (from median nerve)

Question 28

Origin of pronator quadratus

Answer 28

Distal quarter of anterior surface of ulna

Question 29

Insertion of pronator quadratus

Answer 29

distal quart of anterior surface of radius

Question 30

Innnervation of pronator Quadratus

Answer 30

Anterior Interosseous Nerve (from median nerve)

Question 31

Action of pronator quadratus

Answer 31

Pronates forearm

Deep fibres bind radius and ulna together

Question 32

Action of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Answer 32

Flexes phalanges of thumb

Question 33

Tendons that keep muscles in place on anterior surface of wrist

Answer 33

Palmar Carpal Ligament
Flexor Retinacular (Transverse Carpal Ligament)

Question 34

Superficial group of Flexor-Pronator Muscles of Forearm (from lateral to medial)

Answer 34

Pronator Teres
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Palmaris Longus
Flexor Carpi Ulnararis

Question 35

Intermedial group of Flexor-Pronator Muscles of Forearm

Answer 35

Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Question 36

Deep group of Flexor-Pronator Muscles of Forearm

Answer 36

Flexor Digtorum Profundus
Flexor Pollicis Longus
Pronator Quadratus