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Movements of the wrist and hand Flashcards

Muscles involved in the movement of the wrist and hand (46 cards)

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Name the muscles in the deep layer of the flexors of the wrist and hand

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Flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus

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Name the muscles in the intermediate layer of the flexors of the wrist and hand

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Name the muscles in the superficial layer of the flexors of the wrist and hand

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Flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus

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Name the muscle which flexes the thumb

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Flexor pollicis longus

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor pollicis longus

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O: anterior radius
I: distal phalanx of thumb

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Name the muscles which flex the fingers

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Flexor digitorum profundus, flexor digitorum superficialis

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus

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O: anterior ulnar
I: distal phalanges of the fingers

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: middle phalanges of fingers

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Name the muscles involved in radial deviation

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Flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi radialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: base of MT2

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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT2

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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT3

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Name the muscles involved in wrist flexion

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Flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus, flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor pollicis longus

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O: anterior radius
I: distal phalanx of thumb

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus

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O: anterior ulna
I: distal phalages of fingers

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: middle phalanges of fingers

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi radialis

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O: medial epicondyle
I: base of MT2

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris

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O: medial epicodyle
I: base of MT5 + pisiform + hamate

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Name the origin and insertion of the palmaris longus

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O: medial epicondyle
I: palmar fascia

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Name the muscles involved in ulnar deviation

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Flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris

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Name the origin and insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris

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O: medial epicondyle
I: base of MT5 + pisiform + hamate

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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi ulnaris

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O: lateral epicondyle
I: base of MT5

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Name the muscles in the superficial layer of the extensors of the wrist and hand

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Extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor carpi ulnaris

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Name the muscles in the deep layer of the extensors of the wrist and hand

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Extensor indicis, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, adbuctor pollicis longus

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Name the muscles involved in the extension of the fingers
Extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor indicis
26
Name the origin and insertion of the extensor digiti minimi
O: lateral epicondyle I: dorsal digital expansion (of little finger)
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor indicis
O: lower posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane I: dorsal digital expansion (of index finger)
28
Name the muscle which extends the little finger
Extensor digiti minimi
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor digiti minimi
O: lateral epicondyle I: dorsal digital expansion (of little finger)
30
Name the muscle which extends the index finger
O: lower posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane I: dorsal digital expansion (of index finger)
31
Name the muscles involved in the extension of the thumb
Extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, abductor pollicis longus
32
Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis longus
O: middle posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane I: distal phalananx of thumb
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis brevis
O: middle posterior radius + adj interosseous membrane I: proximal phalanx of thumb
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Name the origin and insertion of the abductor pollicis longus
O: posterior of ulna, radius + interosseous membrane I: base of MT1
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Name the muscle which abducts the thumb
Abductor pollicis longus
36
Name the origin and insertion of the abductor pollicis longus
O: posterior of ulna, radius + interosseous membrane I: base of MT1
37
Name the muscles involved in the extension of the wrist
Extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor indicis, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, abductor longus
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus
O: lateral epicondyle I: base of MT2
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis
O: lateral epicondyle I: base of MT3
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor carpi ulnaris
O: lateral epicondyle I: base of MT5
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor digitorum
O: lateral epicondyle I: dorsal digital expansion
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Name the origin and extension of the extensor digiti minimi
O: lateral epicondyle I: dorsal digital expansion (of little finger)
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor indicis
O: lower posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane I: dorsal digital expansion (of index finger)
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis longus
O: middle posterior ulna + adj interosseous membrane I: distal phalanx of thumb
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Name the origin and insertion of the extensor pollicis brevis
O: middle posterior radius + adj interosseous membrane I: proximal phalanx of thumb
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Name the origin and insertion of the abductor pollicis longus
O: posterior ulna, radius + interosseous membrane I: base of MT1

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