10 - Muscles: Elbow and Wrist FCT

Front

What is the prime mover of wrist flexion that abducts the wrist?

Back

Flexor carpi radialis.

Front

What is the prime mover of wrist flexion that adducts the wrist?

Back

Flexor carpi ulnaris.

Front

Which muscle flexes the wrist and the middle phalanges of fingers 2-5?

Back

Flexor digitorum superficialis.

Front

What muscle controls thumb extension?

Back

Extensor pollicis longus.

Front

Which muscle is responsible for supinating the forearm?

Back

Supinator.

Front

What is the function of the flexor carpi radialis?

Back

It flexes and abducts the wrist.

Front

What is the role of the flexor carpi ulnaris?

Back

It flexes and adducts the wrist.

Front

Which muscle extends the wrist and fingers?

Back

Extensor digitorum.

Front

What is the primary action of the biceps brachii?

Back

It flexes the elbow and supinates the forearm.

Front

What muscle is involved in wrist extension and abduction?

Back

Extensor carpi radialis longus.