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Biceps Brachii Origin

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long head: supraglenoid tubercle scapula
short head: coracoid process

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Biceps Brachii Insertion

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Radial Tuberosity

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Biceps Brachii Innervation

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Musculocutaneous Nerve

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Biceps Brachii Action

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Flexes and supinates forearm at elbow

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Brachialis Origin

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Anterior distal humerus

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Brachialis Insertion

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Ulnar tuberosity and coronoid process

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Brachialis Innervation

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Musculocutaneous nerve and a branch of radial nerve

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Brachialis Action

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Flexes forearm at elbow

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Brachioradialis Origin

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Lateral epicondyle

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Brachioradialis Insertion

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Radial styoid process

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Brachioradialis Innervation

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Radial Nerve

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Brachioradialis Action

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Flexes forearm at elbow

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Triceps Brachii Origin (all heads)

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Long head: infraglenoid tubercle of scapula

Lateral head: upper 1/2 of posterior humerus

Medial head: distal 2/3 of medial and posterior humerus

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Triceps Brachii Insertion

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Posterior surface of olecranon process

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Triceps Brachii Innervation

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Radial Nerve

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Triceps Brachii Action

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Extends forearm at elbow; long head stabilizes head of abducted humerus and extends and adducts arm

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Pronator Teres Origin

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Medial epicondyle and coronoid

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Pronator Teres Insertion

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Lateral surface of radius

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Pronator Teres Innervation

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Median Nerve

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Pronator Teres Action

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Pronate and flex at elbow

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Origin

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Medial epicondyle

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Insertion

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Base of 2/3 metacarpal

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Innervation

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Median Nerve

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Action

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flex wrist, abduction of hand (radial deviation), pronate forearm

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Palmaris Longus Origin
Meidal epicondyle
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Palmaris Longus Insertion
Palmar aponeurosis and flexor retinaculum
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Palmaris Longus Innervation
Median Nerve
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Palmaris Longus Action
Flex wrist
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Origin
Medial epicondyle and olecranon
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Insertion
Pisiform, hook of hamate, base of 5th MC
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Innervation
Ulnar Nerve
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Action
Flex wrist, adduct hand (ulnar deviation)
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Origin
Medial epicondyle
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Insertion
Middle phalanges digits 2-5
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Innervation
Median Nerve
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Action
Flex wrist and digits 2-5
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Origin
Proximal ulna
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Insertion
Base of the digits 2-5
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Innervation
Anterior Interosseous (2-3) and ulnar nerves (4-5)
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Action
Flex wrist and digits 2-5
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Flexor Pollicus Longus Origin
Anterior surface radius
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Flexor Pollicus Longus Insertion
Base of distal thumb
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Flexor Pollicus Longus Innervation
Anterior Interosseous branch
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Flexor Pollicus Longus Action
Flexion of thumb
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Pronator Quadratus Origin
Distal anterior ulna
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Pronator Quadratus Insertion
Distal anterior radius
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Pronator Quadratus Innervation
Anterior Interosseous branch
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Pronator Quadratus Action
Pronates hand
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Origin
Supracondylar ridge humerus
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Insertion
Dorsal surface of 2nd MC
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Innervation
Radial Nerve
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Action
Extension and abduction of wrist
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Extersor Carpi Radialis Brevis Origin
Lateral epicondyle
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Extersor Carpi Radialis Brevis Insertion
Dorsal base of 3rd MC
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Extersor Carpi Radialis Brevis Innervation
Deep Radial Nerve
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Extersor Carpi Radialis Brevis Action
Extension and abduction of wrist
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Extensor Digitorum Origin
Lateral epicondyle
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Extensor Digitorum Insertion
Dorsal digital expansion of 2-5
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Extensor Digitorum Innervation
Deep radial nerve
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Extensor Digitorum Action
Extension wrist and digits 2-5
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Origin
Lateral epicondyle
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Insertion
Dorsal digital expansion of 5
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Innervation
Deep radial nerve
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Action
Extension of digit 5 and wrist
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Origin
Lateral epicondyle
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Insertion
Base of 5th
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Innervation
Deep Radial Nerve
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Action
Extension and adduction wrist
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Supinator Origin
Lateral epicondyle of the humerus, radial collateral ligaments, supinator fossa of ulna
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Supinator Insertion
Proximal Radius
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Supinator Innervation
Deep Radial Nerve
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Supinator Action
Supinates forearm
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Extensor Indicis Origin
Posterior surface of ulna and interosseous membrane
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Extensor Indicis Insertion
Extensor expansion of 2nd digit
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Extensor Indicis Innervation
Posterior Interosseous Nerve
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Extensor Indicis Action
Extention of 2nd digit and wrist
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Origin
Posterior surface of ulna, radius and interosseous membrane
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Insertion
Base of 1st metacarpal
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Innervation
Posterior Interosseous Nerve
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Action
Abducts and extends thumb at CMC joint
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Origin
Posterior surface of radius and interosseous membrane
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Insertion
Dorsal base of proximal phalanx
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Innervation is
Posterior Interosseous Nerve
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Action
Extends proximal phalanx of thumb at CMC joint
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Origin
Posterior surface of ulna and interosseous membrane
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Insertion
Dorsal base of distal phalanx
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Innervation
Posterior Interosseous Nerve
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Action
Extends distal phalanx of thumb at interphalangeal and CMC joint

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