Muscles acting on the hand

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12 Terms

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Palmaris longus

Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus

Insertion: Palmar fascia

Action: Flexes hand

Innervation: Median nerve

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Flexor carpi radialis

Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus

Insertion: Metacarpals 2 and 3

Action: Flexes and abducts hand

Innervation: Median nerve

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Flexor carpi ulnaris

Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus and ulna

Insertion: Pisiform, hamate, metacarpal 5

Action: Flexes and adducts hand

Innervation: Ulnar nerve

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus, coronoid process of ulna, proximal radius

Insertion: Middle phalanges of digits 2-5

Action: flexes proximal and middle phalanges 2-5, flexes hand

Innervation: Median nerve

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Flexor digitorum profundus

Origin: Ulna, interosseus membrane

Insertion: Distal phalanges of digits 2-5

Action: Flexes phalanges, flexes hand

Innervation: Median and ulnar nerves

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Flexor pollicis longus

Origin: Anterior portion of radius and interosseus membrane

Insertion: Distal phalanx of pollex (thumb)

Action: Flexes thumb and hand

Innervation: Median nerve

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Extensor carpi radialis longus

Origin: Lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus

Insertion: Metacarpal 2

Action: Extends and abducts hand

Innervation: Radial nerve

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Extensor Carpi radialis brevis

Origin: Lateral epicondyle of humerus

Insertion: Metacarpal 3

Action: Extends and abducts hand

Innervation: radial nerve

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Extensor carpi ulnaris

Origin: Lateral epicondyle of humerus, proximal ulna

Insertion: Metacarpal 5

Action: Extends and abducts hand

Innervation: Radial nerve

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Extensor digitorum

Origin: Lateral epicondyle of humerus

Insertion: Middle and distal phalanges of digits 2-5

Action: Extends phalanges 2-5, extends hand

Innervation: Radial nerve

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Abductor pollicis longus

Origin: Posterior radius and ulna, interosseus membrane

Insertion: Metacarpal 1

Action: Abducts and extends thumb, abducts hand

Innervation: Radial nerveEx

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Extensor pollicis longus and brevis

Origin: Posterior radius and ulna, interosseus membrane

Insertion: Proximal and distal phalanges of pollex (thumb)

Action: Extends thumb

Innervation: Radial nerve