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Which tendons pass below the superficialis tendons?
Which tendons pass below the superficialis tendons?
- Flexor tendons (correct)
- Extensor tendons
- Tendons of the thumb
- Tendons of the little finger
What do the fibrous digital sheaths encapsulate?
What do the fibrous digital sheaths encapsulate?
- Nerves
- Blood vessels
- Muscles
- Tendons (correct)
What are the alternate ligaments that form the fibrous digital sheaths called?
What are the alternate ligaments that form the fibrous digital sheaths called?
- Circular ligaments
- Cruciate ligaments
- Cross ligaments
- Annular ligaments (correct)
What movements do flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus perform?
What movements do flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus perform?
Which other tendon passes through the carpal tunnel?
Which other tendon passes through the carpal tunnel?
What is the function of the flexor retinaculum?
What is the function of the flexor retinaculum?
Which muscle performs adduction of the thumb?
Which muscle performs adduction of the thumb?
Which artery lies beneath the ulnar artery in the forearm?
Which artery lies beneath the ulnar artery in the forearm?
What muscle does the radial artery pass through to reach the palm of the hand?
What muscle does the radial artery pass through to reach the palm of the hand?
In the mid forearm, which two muscles is the median nerve sandwiched between?
In the mid forearm, which two muscles is the median nerve sandwiched between?
What structures does the deep branch of the ulnar nerve supply?
What structures does the deep branch of the ulnar nerve supply?
What would be the consequence of an injury to the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve?
What would be the consequence of an injury to the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve?
Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the wrist and has its tendon inserted onto the base of the second and third metacarpals?
Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the wrist and has its tendon inserted onto the base of the second and third metacarpals?
What movement does the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle perform in addition to flexion of the wrist?
What movement does the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle perform in addition to flexion of the wrist?
Which muscle is formed of four muscle bellies and gives off four tendons?
Which muscle is formed of four muscle bellies and gives off four tendons?
Which muscle gives off four tendons that sit deep to the tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis?
Which muscle gives off four tendons that sit deep to the tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis?
Which tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis sit above the tendons to digits 2 and 5 as they pass through the carpal tunnel?
Which tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis sit above the tendons to digits 2 and 5 as they pass through the carpal tunnel?
Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the wrist and has its tendon inserted onto the base of the pisiform and hamate carpal bones and the base of the fifth metacarpal?
Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the wrist and has its tendon inserted onto the base of the pisiform and hamate carpal bones and the base of the fifth metacarpal?
Which nerve can be seen under the brachioradialis muscle on the lateral side of the anterior forearm?
Which nerve can be seen under the brachioradialis muscle on the lateral side of the anterior forearm?
What would be the consequence of an injury to the superficial branch of the radial nerve?
What would be the consequence of an injury to the superficial branch of the radial nerve?
Which four carpal bones give attachment to the flexor retinaculum?
Which four carpal bones give attachment to the flexor retinaculum?
Which bone is a sesamoid bone and sits within the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon?
Which bone is a sesamoid bone and sits within the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon?
Where do the tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus, and extensor digitorum attach?
Where do the tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus, and extensor digitorum attach?
Which muscle is responsible for pronation of the forearm?
Which muscle is responsible for pronation of the forearm?
Which muscles make up the thenar eminence?
Which muscles make up the thenar eminence?
Which muscle brings the thumb into contact with the little finger?
Which muscle brings the thumb into contact with the little finger?
What is the nerve supply to the thenar muscles?
What is the nerve supply to the thenar muscles?
Which muscles make up the hypothenar eminence?
Which muscles make up the hypothenar eminence?
What is the nerve supply to the hypothenar muscles?
What is the nerve supply to the hypothenar muscles?
What is the function of the lumbrical muscles?
What is the function of the lumbrical muscles?
