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What muscles on the anterior side of the hand?

Flexors

What muscles on the posterior side of the hand?

Extensor

Extrinsic muscles - origins

Outside of hand - humerus, radius, and ulna,

Intrinsic muscles - origins

Inside hand - on carpal bones, metacarpals, or tendons of other muscles

Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) motions

Flexion, extension, hyperextension, abduction, adduction

Flexor retinaculum

2 ligaments join at ulnar and radial side of anterior side of the bone.


Holds tendons close, no spreading.


Forms roof: median nerve and tendons of muscles that move fingers

Extrinsic muscles - insertions

Inside hand - on the phanlanges

Intrinsic muscles - insertions

Also inside hand - on phanlanges and tendons of other muscles

Flexor digitorum superficialis origin


Extrinsic

Common flexor tendon on medeial epicondyle, coronoid process

Flexor digitorum superficialis insertion


Extrinsic

Sides of the middle phalanx of the 4 fingers

Flexor digitorum superficialis action


Extrinsic

Flexes the MCP and PIP joints of the fingers

Flexor digitorum superficialis nerve


Extrinsic

Median Nerve

Flexor digitorum profundus origin


Extrinsic

Upper 3/4 of the ulna

Flexor digitorum profundus insertion


Extrinsic

Distal phalanx of the 4 fingers

Flexor digitorum profundus action


Extrinsic

Flexes all 3 joints of the fingers. MCP, PIP, DIP.

Flexor digitorum profundus nerve


Extrinsic

Median and ulnar nerve

Flexor pollicis longus origin


Extrinsic

Radius, anterior surface

Flexor pollicis longus insertion


Extrinsic

Distal phalanx of thumb

Flexor pollicis longus action


Extrinsic

Flexes all 3 joints of the thumb. CMC, MCP, IP.

Flexor pollicis longus nerve


Extrinsic

Median nerve

Flexor digitorum superficialis origin


Extrinsic

Common flexor tendon on the medial epicondyle, coronoid process, radius

Flexor digitorum superficialis insertion


Extrinsic

Sides of the middle phalanx of the 4 fingers

Flexor digitorum superficialis action


Extrinsic

Flexes the MCP and PIP joints of the fingers

Flexor digitorum superficialis nerve


Extrinsic

Median nerve

Flexor digitorum profundus origin


Extrinsic

Upper 3/4 of the ulna

Flexor digitorum profundus insertion


Extrinsic

Distal phalanx of the 4 fingers

Flexor digitorum profundus action


Extrinsic

Flexes all 3 joints of the fingers. MCP, PIP, DIP.

Flexor digitorum profundus nerve


Extrinsic

Medial and ulnar nerve

Flexor pollicis longus origin


Extrinsic

Radius, anterior surface

Flexor pollicis longus insertion


Extrinsic

Distal phalanx of thumb

Flexor pollicis longus action


Extrinsic

Flexes all 3 joints of the thumb. CMC, MCP, IP.

Flexor pollicis longus nerve


Extrinsic

Median nerve

Abductor pollicis longus origin


Extrinsic

Posterior radius, interosseous membrane, middle ulna

Abductor pollicis longus insertion


Extrinsic

Base of the first MC

Abductor pollicis longus action


Extrinsic

Abducts thumb. CMC.

Abductor pollicis longus nerve


Extrinsic

Radial nerve

Extensor pollicis bervis Origin


Extrinsic

Posterior distal radius

Extensor pollicis bervis insertion


Extrinsic

Base of the proximal phalanx of thumb

Extensor pollicis bervis action


Extrinsic

Extends CMC and MCP joints of thumb

Extensor pollicis bervis nerve


Extrinsic

Radial nerve

Extensor pollicis longus origin


Extrinsic

Middle posterior ulna and interosseous membrane

Extensor pollicis longus insertion


Extrinsic

Base of the distal phalanx of thumb

Extensor pollicis longus action


Extrinsic

Extends all 3 joints of thumb. CMC, MPC, IP

Extensor pollicis longus nerve


Extrinsic

Radial nerve

Extensor digitorum origin


Extrinsic

Lateral epicondyle of the humerus

Extensor digitorum insertion


Extrinsic

Base of the distal phalanx of 2nd thru 5th finger

Extensor digitorum action


Extrinsic

Extend all 3 joints of the fingers. MCP,PIP,DIP.

Extensor digitorum nerve


Extrinsic

Radial nerve

Extensor indicis origin


Extrinsic

Distal ulna

Extensor indicis insertion


Extrinsic

Base of the distal phalanx of the 2nd finger

Extensor indicis action


Extrinsic

Extends all 3 joints of the 2nd finger. MCP, PIP. DIP.

Extensor indicis nerve


Extrinsic

Radial nerve

Extensor digiti minimi origin


Extrinsic

Lateral epicondyle of the humerus

Extensor digiti minimi insertion


Extrinsic

Base of distal phalanx of 5th finger

Extensor digiti minimi action


Extrinsic

Extends all 3 joints of the 5th finger. MCP, PIP, DIP.

Extensor digiti minimi nerve


Extrinsic

Radial nerve

Flexor pollicis brevis origin


Intrinsic

Trapezium and flexor retinaculum

Flexor pollicis brevis insertion


Intrinsic

Proximal phalanx of the thumb

Flexor pollicis brevis action


Intrinsic

Flexes the CMC and MCP joints of thumb

Flexor pollicis brevis nerve


Intrinsic

Median nerve

Abductor pollicis bervis origin


Intrinsic

Scaphoid, trapezium, and flexor retinaculum

Abductor pollicis bervis insertion


Intrinsic

Proximal phalanx of the thumb

Abductor pollicis bervis action


Intrinsic

Abducts the thumb. CMC joint.

Abductor pollicis bervis nerve


Intrinsic

Median nerve

Opponens pollicis origin


Intrinsic

Trapezium and flexor retinaculum

Opponens pollicis insertion


Intrinsic

1st MC

Opponens pollicis action


Intrinsic

Opposes the thumb. CMC joint

Opponens pollicis nerve


Intrinsic

Median nerve

Adductor pollicis origin


Intrinsic

Capitate, base of the 2nd MC, palmer surface of the 3rd MC

Adductor pollicis insertion


Intrinsic

Base of proximal phalanx of thumb

Adductor pollicis action


Intrinsic

Adducts the thumb. CMC jont

Adductor pollicis nerve


Intrinsic

Ulnar nerve