Anatomy Notes Class 2

Front 1

Muscles that act primarily at the elbow

Back 1

Brachialis and brachioradialis

Front 2

muscles that moved the wrist and or fingers

Back 2

carpi, digitorum or palmaris muscles
divided into smaller groups

Front 3

subgroups of the muscles for the wrist and fingers

Back 3

extensors of the wrist and fingers, flexors of the wrist and fingers, adductors of the wrist, abductors of the wrist

Front 4

some muscles that act upon the wrist can..

Back 4

actually move it in two directions. Flexor carpi ulnaris, for example, both flexes and adducts the wrist

Front 5

muscles that create a pivoting action between the radius and ulna

Back 5

pronator teres, pronator quadrus, and supinator

Front 6

What movements are included in Circumduction?

Back 6

flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction

Front 7

ligament

Back 7

connects bone to bone

Front 8

tendon

Back 8

connects muscle to bone

Front 9

What does a nerve do?

Back 9

It sends impulses fromt eh brain to the body and back
Ex of Nerves Brachial plexus
median, ulnar, radial

Front 10

What do the muscles of the forearm primarily do?

Back 10

They create movement at the wrist and fingers.