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Hand muscles
muscle, ligaments and bones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abductor Pollicis Brevis Origin? | -flexor retinaculum -Scaphoid and trapezium |
| Abductor Pollicis Brevis Insertion? | Lateral side of the thumb |
| Abductor Pollicis Brevis Action? | Abduction of the thumb |
| Abductor Pollicis Brevis Innervation? | Median Nerve |
| Opponens Pollicis Origin? | Trapezium |
| Opponens Pollicis Insertion? | Medial metacarpal bone of the thumb |
| Opponens Pollicis Action? | Adduction of the thumb |
| Opponens Pollicis Innervation? | Median nerve |
| Flexor Pollicis Brevis Origin ? | Trapezium |
| Flexor Pollicis Brevis Insertion? | Base and Lateral side of the thumb |
| Flexor Pollicis Brevis Action? | -Flexes the thumb -Adduction of MP |
| Flexor Pollicis Brevis Innervation? | Median nerve |
| Adductor Pollicis Origin? | 2nd and 3rd base of metacarpals |
| Adductor Pollicis Insertion? | Medial side of the thumb |
| Adductor Pollicis Action? | Adduction of the MP joint of thumb |
| Adductor Pollicis Innervation? | Median nerve |
| Abductor digiti minimi Origin? | -pisiform, -Flexor retinaculum |
| Abductor digiti minimi Insertion? | Base of the 5th digit |
| Abductor digiti minimi Action? | Abduction little finger |
| Abductor digiti minimi Innervation? | Ulnar nerve |
| Flexor digiti minimi brevis Origin? | -Hook of hamate -Flexor retinaculum |
| Flexor digit minimi brevis Insertion? | 5th digit base |
| Flexor digiti minimi brevis Action? | Flexion of the little finger |
| Flexor digiti minimi brevis innervation? | Ulnar nerve |
| Palmar Lumbercals Origin? | -Tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus -(radial side) 2-3 unipennate and 4-5 are bipennate |
| Palmar Lumbercals Insertion? | Extensor Digitorum Communism tendon |
| Palmar Lumbercals Action? | Flexes the MP joint of 2-5 digits |
| Palmar Lumbercals Inervation? | -2-3 Median nerve -4-5 Ulnar nerve |
| Palmar Interosseous muscle Origin? | Anterior shaft of the Metacarpals -2, 4, 5 metacarpals |
| Palmar Interosseous muscle Insertion? | proximal digits 2-5 |
| Palmar Interosseous muscle Action? | Adducts towards the middle fingers |
| Palmar Interosseous muscle Nerve? | Ulnar nerve |
| Dorsal Interosseous muscle Origin? | Bipennate Base of all the Metacarpals |
| Dorsal Interosseous muscle Insertion? | -Radial side of 2,and 3 proximal digit -Ulnar side proximal digits 3 and 4 |
| Dorsal Interosseous muscle Action? | Abducts away from the middle fingers |
| Dorsal Interosseous muscle Innervation? | Ulnar nerve |
| What is the Flexor Retinaculum? | antebrachial fascia that holds the tendons of the flexor muscles in place |
| What is the Extensor Retinaculum? | antebrachial fascia that holds the tendons of the extensor muscles in place |
| Where is the flexor and extensor retinacula? | Bands of connective tissue running around the wrist |
| What is carpal tunnel syndrome? | Overuse – tendonitis. Swelling puts pressure on median nerve |
| How do you help carpal tunnel? | Incision made in the retinaculum to relieve pressure |
| Thenar eminence | Pollicis muscles |
| Hypothenar eminence | minimi muscle |
| Pisometacarpal ligament | Pisiform and metacarpal |
| Pisohamate ligament | Pisiform and hamate |
| Hamatometacarpal ligament | Hamate and metacarpal |