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Hand muscles

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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis orgin   Common Flexor tendon, coronoid process, and radius  
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis insert   Sides of the middle phalanx of th four fingers  
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Flexor Digitorum Action   Flexes the MCP and PIP joints of the fingers  
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Flexor digitorum nerve   Median nerve (C7,C8,T1)  
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Flexor digitorum profundus orgin   upper three fourths of the ulna  
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Flexor digitorum profundus insertion   distal phalanx of the four phalanges  
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Flexor digitorum profundus action   flexes all three joints of the fingers  
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Flexor digitorum profundus nerve   median and ulnar nerves (C8, T1)  
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Extensor digitorum muscle orgin   lateral epicondyle of the humerus  
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extensor digitorum muscle insertion   base of disal phalanx of the second throught fifth fingers  
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extensor digitorum muscle action   extends all three joints of the fingers  
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extensor digitorum muscle nerve   radial nerve (c6, c7, c8)  
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Extensor indicis muscle orgin   Distal ulna  
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extensor indicis muscle insertion   base of distal phalanx of the second finger  
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extensor indicis action   extends all three joints of the second finger  
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extensor indicis muscle nerve   radial nerve (c6, c7, c8)  
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extensor digiti minimi muscle   lateral epicondyle of humerus  
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extensor digiti minimi insertion   base of distal phalanx fifth finger  
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extensor digiti minimi action   extends all three joints of fifth finger  
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extensor digiti minimi nerve   radial nerve (c6, c7, c8)  
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flexor pollicis longus muscle orgin   radius, anterior surface  
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flexor pollicis longus muscle insertion   distal phalanx of thumb  
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flexor pollicis longus muscle action   flexes all three joints of the thumb  
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flexor pollicis longus muscle nerve   median nerve (c8, t1)  
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abductor pollicis longus orgin   posterior radius, interosseous membrane, middle ulna  
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abductor pollicis longus muscle insertion   base of the first metacarpal  
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abductor pollicis longus muscle action   abducts thumb  
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abductor pollicis longus muscle nerve   radial nerve  
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extensor pollicis brevis muscle orgin   posterior distal radius  
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extensor pollicis brevis muscle insertion   base of the proximal phalanx of thumb  
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extensor pollicis longus muscle orgin   middle posterior ulna and interosseous membrane  
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extensor pollicis longus muscle insertion   base of distal phalanx of thumb  
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extensor pollicis longus muscle action   extends all three joints of the thumb  
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extensor pollicis longus muscle nerve   radial nerve (c6, c7, c8)  
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flexor pollicis brevis muscle orgin   trapezium and flexor retinaculum  
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flexor pollicis brevis muscle insertion   proximal phalanx  
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flexor pollicis brevis muscle nerve   median nerve (c6, c7)  
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abductor pollicis brevis muscle orgin   scaphoid, trapezium and flexor retinaculum  
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abductor pollicis brevis muscle insertion   proximal phalanx  
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abductor prollicis brevis muscle action   abducts the thumb (CMC joint)  
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abductor pollicis brevis muscle nerve   median nerve (c6, c7)  
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opponens pollicis muscle orgin   trapezium and flexor retinaculum  
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opponens pollicis muscle insertion   first metacarpal  
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opponens pollicis muscle action   opposes the thumb (CMC joint)  
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opponens pollicis muscle nerve   median nerve (c6, c7)  
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abductor pollicis muscle orgin   capitate, base of the second metacarpal, palmar surface of the third metacarpal  
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flexor digiti minimi muscle   hamate and flexor retinaculum  
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flexor digiti minimi muscle insertion   base of proximal phalancx 5th finger  
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flexor digiti minimi muscle action   flexes cmc and mcp joints of the fifth finger  
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flexor digiti minimi muscle nerve   ulnar nerve (c8, t1)  
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abductor digiti minimi muscle orgin   pisiform and tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris  
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abductor digiti minimi muscle insertion   proximal phalanx of fifth finger  
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abductor digiti minimi muscle action   abducts the mcp joint of the fifth finger  
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abductor digiti minimi muscle nerve   ulnar nerve (c8, t1)  
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opponens digiti minimi muscle orgin   hamate and flexor retinaculum  
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opponens digiti minimi muscle insertion   opposes the fifth finger (cmc joint)  
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oponens digiti minimi muscle nerve   ulnar nerve (c8, t1)  
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doral interossei   adjacent metacarpals  
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dorsal interossei insertion   base of proximal phalanx  
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dorsal interossei action   abduct fingers at mcp joint  
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dorsal interossei nerve   ulnar nerve c8, t1  
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palmar interossei muscles orgin   respective metacarpal  
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palmar interossei muscle insertion   base of respective proximal phalanx  
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palmar interossei muscle action   abduct fingers at mcp joint  
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palmar interossei muscles nerve   ulnar nerve c8, t1  
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lumbrical muscle orgin   tendon of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle  
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lumbrical muscle insertion   tendon of the extensor digitorum  
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lumbrical muscle action   flesex the mcp joint while extendig the pip and dip joints  
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lumbrical muscles nerve   first and second lumbricales: median nervethird and fourth lumbricales: ulnar verve (c6, c7, c8)  
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grasps   power grip, cylindrical grip, precision grip, cylindrical grip variaion, spherical grip, pinch grip, hook grip, three-jaw chuck grip,pad to side grip and lumbrical grip, side to side grip  
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