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Upper limb muscles
Upper limb muscles
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Anatomy
Graduate
04/02/2008

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Term
Flexor carpi radialis
Definition

Median nerve

Flexes forearm, flexes hand and abducts it 

Term
Triceps
Definition

Extends forearm

Radial N 

Term
Pronator teres
Definition

Pronates and flexes forearm

Median N 

Term
Flexor carpi radialis
Definition

Median nerve

Flexes forearm and hand, abducts hand 

Term
Palmaris longus
Definition

Flexes and abducts hand

Median N 

Term
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Definition

Flexes hand and forearm, adducts hand

Ulnar N 

Term
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Definition

Flexes arm and forearm

Flexes proximal interphalangeal joints

Median N 

Term
Flexor digitorum profundus
Definition

Flexes distal interphalangeal joints

Anterior interosseous N + ulnar N 

Term
Flexor pollicis longus
Definition

Flexes thumb

Anterior interosseous N 

Term
Pronator quadratus
Definition

Pronates forearm

Anterior interossous N. 

Term
Brachioradialis
Definition

Radial N

Flexes forearm 

Term
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Definition

Extends hand and abducts hand

Radial N 

Term
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Definition

Radial N

Extends hand and abducts 

Term
Extensor digitorum
Definition

Extends fingers and hand

Posterior interosseous

Term
Extensor digit minimi
Definition

Extends little finger

Posterior interosseous

Term
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Definition

Extends hand and adducts it

Posterior interosseous

Term
Supinator
Definition

Supinates forearm

Radial 

Term
Abductor pollicis longus
Definition

Abducts thumb and hand

Posterior interosseous

Term
Extensor pollicis longus
Definition

Extends distal phalanx of the thumb + extends hand

Radial N 

Term
Extensor indicis
Definition

Radial N

Extends index finger 

Term
Abductor pollicis brevis
Definition

Abducts thumb

Median N 

Term
Opponens pollicis
Definition

Opposes thumb

Median N 

Term
Flexor pollicis brevis
Definition

Flexes thumb

Median N 

Term
Palmaris brevis
Definition

Ulnar N

Wrinkles skin of hand on medial side 

Term
Abductor digit minimi
Definition

Ulnar N

abducts little finger 

Term
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Definition

Ulnar

flexes little finger 

Term
Opponens digiti minimi brevis
Definition

Opposes little finger

Ulnar N 

Term
Lumbricals
Definition

1st and 2nd by median

3rd and 4th by ulnar

 

Extend the interphalangeal joints

Flex the metacarpophalangeal joints 

Term
Dorsal interossei
Definition

Ulnar N

Extend the interphalangeal joints

Flex the metacarpophilangeal joints

 

Abduct fingers 

Term
Palmar interossei
Definition

Extend the interphilangeal joints

Flex the metacarpophilangeal joints 

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