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Forearm Muscles Identification & Action

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this muscle of the anterior compartment of the forearm. Note its insertions on the distal phalanges 2-5.

a)
flexor digitorum profundus
b)
flexor digitorum superficialis
c)
extensor digitorum
d)
extensor digiti minimi
e)
palmaris longus
2.

Identify this muscle of the anterior compartment of the forearm. Note its insertions on the middle phalanges.

a)
flexor digitorum superficialis
b)
flexor digitorum profundus
c)
extensor digitorum
d)
extensor digiti minimi
e)
palmaris longus
3.
Identify this muscle of the anterior compartment of the forearm.
a)
flexor carpi radialis
b)
flexor carpi ulnaris
c)
extensor carpi radialis brevis
d)
extensor carpi ulanris
e)

flexor digitorum profundus

4.
Identify this muscle of the anterior compartment of the forearm.
a)
flexor carpi ulnaris
b)
flexor carpi radialis
c)
extensor carpi radialis brevis
d)
extensor carpi ulanris
e)

flexor digitorum superficialis

5.
Identify this muscle of the posterior compartment.
a)
flexor digitorum profundus
b)
flexor digitorum superficialis
c)
extensor digitorum
d)
extensor digiti minimi
e)
extensor indicis
6.
Identify this muscle of the posterior compartment.
a)
flexor digitorum profundus
b)
flexor digitorum superficialis
c)
extensor digitorum
d)
extensor digiti minimi
e)
extensor indicis
7.

Identify this muscle of the posterior compartment. Note it does not reach all the way to the pinky finger.

a)
flexor carpi ulnaris
b)
extensor carpi ulnaris
c)
flexor carpi radialis
d)
extensor carpi radilalis longus
e)
extensor digiti minimi
8.
The name of this highlighted muscle should include the word:
a)
digit minimi
b)
digitorum
c)
indicis
d)
carpi
e)
pollicis
9.
Identify this muscle of the posterior compartment.
a)
flexor carpi ulnaris
b)
extensor carpi ulnaris
c)
flexor carpi radialis
d)
extensor carpi radilalis longus
e)
extensor digiti minimi
10.
Indicate the action(s) of the FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS muscle. Choose all that apply.
a)
flexes thumb
b)
flexes fingers 2-5
c)

flexes wrist

d)
adducts wrist
e)
abducts wrist
11.
Indicate the action(s) of the FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS muscle. Choose all that apply.
a)
flexes wrist
b)
flexes fingers 2-5
c)
extends wrist
d)
adducts wrist
e)
abducts wrist
12.
Indicate the action(s) of the FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS muscle. Choose all that apply.
a)
flexes wrist
b)
flexes fingers 2-5
c)
extends wrist
d)
adducts wrist
e)
abducts wrist
13.
Indicate the action(s) of the EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS muscle. Choose all that apply.
a)
flexes wrist
b)
flexes fingers 2-5
c)
extends wrist
d)
adducts wrist
e)
abducts wrist
14.

Indicate the action(s) of the EXTENSOR POLLICIS LONGUS muscle.

a)
extends thumb
b)
flexes wrist
c)
flexes fingers 2-5
d)
adducts wrist