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Pronator Teres Origin

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Humeral Head: Medial Epicondyle

Ulnar Head: Coronoid process of ulna

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Pronator Teres Insertion

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Middle of lateral shaft of radius

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Pronator Teres Action

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Pronates and flexes forearm

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Pronator Teres Innervation

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Median nerve (C6,C7) (enters between two heads)

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Pronator Teres Blood Supply

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Muscular branches of ulnar and radial arteries

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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 second metacarpal

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Action

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Flexes hand at the wrist joint; abducts hand (radially deviates)

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Innervation

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Median nerve (C6,C7)

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Flexor Carpi Radialis Blood Supply

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Muscular branches of radial artery

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Palmaris Longus Origin

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Medial Epicondyle

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Palmaris Longus Insertion

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Flexor retinaculum and palmar aponeurosis

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Palmaris Longus Action

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Flexes wrist and tenses palmar aponeurosis

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Palmaris Longus Innervation

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Median nerve (C6,C7)

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Palmaris Longus Blood Supply

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Muscular branches of ulnar artery

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Origin

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Humeroulnar head: medial epicondyle and coronoid process

Ulnar head: Anterior Radius

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Insertion

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4 tendons onto sides of middle phalanx of digits 2-5

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Action

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Flexes middle and proximal phalanges of 2-5th digits, and flexes wrist

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Innervation

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Median nerve (C7, C8, T1)

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Blood Supply

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Muscular branches of ulnar and radial artery

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Origin

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Humeral head: medial epicondyle

Ulnar head: olecranon

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Insertion

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Pisiform bone and by ligaments to the hamate and 5th metacarpal bone

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Action

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Flexes wrist, adducts hand (ulnar deviation)

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Innervation

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Ulnar Nerve (C7,C8)

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Blood Supply
Muscular branches of ulnar artery
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Origin
2/3 of flexor surface of Ulna and interosseous membrane
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Insertion
Anterior surface of 2-5th distal phalanges
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Action
Flexes distal phalanx of 2-5th digits, flexes wrist
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Innervation
Median nerve by interosseous branch, ulnar nerve (C8-T1)
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Blood Supply
Muscular branches of the ulnar and radial artery; anterior interosseous artery (from ulnar artery)
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Flexor Pollicis Longus Origin
Radial head: Anterior radius and adjacent interosseous membrane Humeral Head: Medial Epicondyle or Coronoid
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Flexor Pollicis Longus Insertion
Base of distal phalanx of thumb
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Flexor Pollicis Longus Action
Flexes distal phalanx, helps to flex proximal phalanx of thumb
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Flexor Pollicis Longus Innervation
Median nerve by interosseous branch (C8, T1)
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Flexor Pollicis Longus Blood Supply
Muscular branches of radial artery, and anterior interosseous artery
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Pronator Quadratus Origin
Distal fourth of anterior ulna
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Pronator Quadratus Insertion
Distal fourth of anterior radius
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Pronator Quadratus Action
Pronates hand
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Pronator Quadratus Innervation
Median nerve by interosseous branch (C8, T1)
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Pronator Quadratus Blood Supply
Anterior interosseous artery and muscular branches of the radial artery
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Brachioradialis Origin
Upper 2/3 of lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus
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Brachioradialis Insertion
Lateral aspect of base of the styloid process of radius
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Brachioradialis Action
Flexes forearm when semipronated
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Brachioradialis Innervation
Radial Nerve (C5, C6)
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Brachioradialis Blood Supply
Radial recurrent artery
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Origin
Lower 1/3 of lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Insertion
Dorsal surface of the base of the 2nd metacarpal
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Action
Extends hand, abducts wrist (radial deviation)
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Innervation
Radial nerve (C6, C7)
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Blood Supply
Radial Recurrent artery
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Origin
Lateral epicondyle
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Insertion
Dorsal surface of the base of the 3rd metacarpal
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Action
Extends wrist, abducts wrist (radial deviation)
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Innervation
Radial nerve (C6, C7)
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Blood Supply
Radial Recurrent Artery
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Extensor Digitorum Origin
Lateral Epicondyle
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Extensor Digitorum Insertion
Dorsum of middle and distal 2-5 phalanges
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Extensor Digitorum Action
Extends fingers and hand
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Extensor Digitorum Innervation
Posterior interosseous branch of Radial Nerve (C7, C8)
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Extensor Digitorum Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Origin
Lateral Epicondyle
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Insertion
Dorsal digital expansion of little finger
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Action
Extends little finger and hand
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Innervation
Posterior Interosseous branch of Radial Nerve (C7, C8)
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Origin
Lateral Epicondyle
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Insertion
Medial side of base of 5th metacarpal
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Action
Extends and adducts hand (ulnar deviation)
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Innervation
Posterior Interosseous branch of radial nerve (C7,C8)
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Anconeus Origin
Lateral Epicondyle
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Anconeus Insertion
Lateral side of olecranon and ulna
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Anconeus Action
Helps extend forearm at elbow
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Anconeus Innervation
Radial Nerve (C7, C8, T1)
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Anconeus Blood Supply
Deep brachial artery
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Origin
Posterior ulna and interosseous membrane
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Insertion
Base of distal phalanx of thumb
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Action
Extends thumb, and (to a minor extent) the hand
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Innervation
Posterior interosseous branch of radial nerve (C7, C8)
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Extensor Pollicis Longus Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Origin
Posterior radius and interosseous membrane
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Insertion
Base of proximal phalanx of thumb
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Action
Extends proximal phalanx and metacarpal of thumb
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Innervation
Posterior interosseous branch of radial nerve (C7, C8)
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Extensor Pollicis Brevis Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Origin
Posterior radius and ulna; and interosseous membrane
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Insertion
Radial side base of first metacarpal, and on the trapezoid bone
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Action
Abducts and assists in extending the thumb
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Innervation
Posterior interosseous branch of radial nerve (C7, C8)
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Abductor Pollicis Longus Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Extensor Indicis Origin
Posterior ulna and interosseous membrane
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Extensor Indicis Insertion
Extensor hood of index finger
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Extensor Indicis Action
Extends index finger and helps extend hand
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Extensor Indicis Innervation
Posterior interosseous branch of radial nerve (C7, C8)
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Extensor Indicis Blood Supply
Posterior interosseous artery
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Supinator Origin
Lateral Epicondyle, radial collateral ligament, supinator crest of ulna
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Supinator Insertion
Lateral proximal 1/3 of radius
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Supinator Action
Supinates forearm
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Supinator Innervation
Posterior interosseous branch of radial nerve (C6)
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Supinator Blood Supply
Radial recurrent artery

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