Muscles that Move the Hand

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Created May 8, 2010
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1
Palmaris longus
 
Action: weak wrist flexor Origin: medial epicondyle of humerus Insertion: flexor retinaculum...
2
Flexor carpi radialis
 
Action: flexes wrist and abducts hand Origin: medial epicondyle of humerus Insertion: base...
3
Flexor carpi ulnaris
 
Action: Flexes wrist and adducts hand Origin: medial epicondyle of humerus; olecranon and...
4
Flexor digitorum superficialis
 
Action: flexes wrist, 2nd-5th MP joints, and PIP joints Origin: medial epicondyle of humerus,...
5
Flexor digitorium profundus
 
Action: flexes wrist, 2nd-5th MP joints, PIP joints, DIP joints Origin: anteromedial surface...
6
Flexor pollicis longus
 
Action flexes MP join of thumb, IP joint of thumb; weakly flexes wrist Origin: anterior shaft...
7
Extensor digitorum
 
Action: extends wrist, extends 2ne-5th MP joints, PIP joints, and DIP joints Origin: lateral...
8
Extensor carpi radialis longus
 
Action: extends wrist, abducts hand Origin: lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus Insertion:...
9
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
 
Action: extends wrist, abducts hand Origin: lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus Insertion:...
10
Extensor carpi ulnaris
 
Action: extends wrist, adducts hand Origin: lateral epicondyle of humerus; posterior border...
11
Abductor pollicis longus
 
Action: abducts thumb, extends wrist (weakly) Origin: porximal dorsal surfaces of radius and...
12
Extensor pollicis longus
 
Action: extends MP and IP joints of thumb, extends wrist (weakly) Origin: posterior surface...

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