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Flexors of the Wrist and Fingers
Question | Answer |
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ON THE ARM THERE ARE 5 EXTENSORS OF THE WRIST AND FINGERS. NAME THEM. | FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS, PALMARIS LONGUS, FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS, FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS, FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS |
THREE OF THESE FLEXORS CORRESPOND TO A DIGIT FROM THE MAIN RAY TO THE PINKY. NAME THEM IN ORDER. | FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS PALMARIS LONGUS FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS |
EACH DIGITORUM MUSCLE HAS 4 THIN TENDONS THAT PASS THROUGH THE _______ AND ATTACH AT THE PHALANGES. | CARPAL TUNNEL |
THE FLEXORS ARE ARRANGED IN THREE LAYERS. THE SUPERFICIAL LAYER IS FORMED BY THE LONG BELLIES OF THE FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS, _______, AND FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS. | PALMARIS LONGUS |
THE PALMARIS LONGUS, WHICH IS SOMETIMES ABSENT ATTACHES TO THE _____. | PALMAR APONEUROSIS |
THE MIDDLE AND DEEP LAYERS CONTAIN THE WIDE BELLIES OF ____&______. THESE BELLIES ARE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS DIRECTLY, BUT THEIR DENSITY CAN BE FELT BENEATH THE SUPERFICIAL FLEXORS | FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS AND FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDIS. |
WHAT DOES THE FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS DO? | FLEXES THE WRIST (RADIOCARPAL JOINT), ABducts THE WRIST, AND MAY ASSIST IN FLEXING THE ELBOW. |
WHAT DOES THE PALMARIS LONGUS DO? | TENSES THE PALMAR FASCIA, FLEXES THE WRIST, may assist to flex the elbow. |
WHAT DOES THE FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS DO? | FLEXES THE WRIST ADducts THE WRIST ASSISTS TO FLEX THE ELBOW. |
THERE ARE 8 CARPAL BONES LOCATED AT THE WRIST. THE CARPALS ARE CLOSELY WEDGED TOGETHER BETWEEN THE DISTAL RADIUS AND THE DISTAL ULNA AND THE METACARPALS. THEY FORM 2 ROWS OF _____________? (HOW MANY PER ROW?) | 4 IN A ROW |
WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE CARPALS? | PISIFORM, TRIQUETRUM, LUNATE, SCAPHOID. HAMATE, CAPITATE, TRAPEZOID, TRAPEZIUM. |
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN AND INSERTION OF THE FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS? | ORIGIN: humeral head-COMMON FLEXOR TENDON FROM MEDIAL EPICONDYLE OF HUMERUS ulnar head-POSTERIOR SURFACE OF PROXIMAL 2/3 OF ULNA. INSERTION- PISIFORM, HOOK OF HAMATE AND BASE OF 5TH METACARPAL. |
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN AND INSERTION OF PALMARIS LONGUS? | ORIGIN-COMMON FLEXOR TENDON OF MEDIAL EPICONDYLE OF HUMERUS. INSERTION- FLEXOR RETINACULUM AND PALMAR APONEUROSIS. |
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN AND INSERTION OF THE FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS? | ORIGIN- COMMON FLEXOR TENDON FROM THE MEDIAL EPICONDYLE OF HUMERUS. N INSERTION- BASES OF 2ND AND 3RD METACARPALS. |
WHICH TWO SUPERFICIAL FLEXORS BOTH ORIGINATE AT THE COMMON FLEXOR TENDON FROM THE MEDIAL EPICONDYLE OF HUMERUS? | PALMARIS LONGUS AND FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS. |
WHAT SUPERFICIAL FLEXOR INSERTS AT THE PISIFORM, HOOK OF HAMATE AND BASE OF 5TH METACARPAL? | FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS. |