Blood supply
Supericial (rst layer
Pronaor tres
Uinar head Coronoid process of ulna | Middle of convexity of Pronates and flexes forearm ere
Isler surface of rcs (etetbow) acount
Humeral head
fi ase of 2rd etcae | MME and acs and ew)
lexor capi 2 of 2nd metaca and abducts hand (at wi
radials (FCR) Radiol artery
Pataca | Nadereonaioct [Sirti | Mdnowe(F,ce) | Fenster aw anion
humans (Conren | sacar apt patna fonts
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Flexor capi recurrent artery
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Humeral head re
Unar head — | Oleeranon and posterior | hamato, th metacarpal | Wnarnene(C7.€8) | Flexos and adducts hand (at wnst)
border of una
Intermediate (second) layer
Flexor digtorum
supercals(FDS)
Humerouinar | Medial epcendyle (com Feces ids phatngas at x
head ‘mon flexor ongin and | Shas of middle pha- ‘mal interphalangeal joins of middle | Ulnar and radiat
ean process) Janges of mexial four | Medion nerve (7, four digits, acing more sronay, it | artenes
Rodelneay | Supeior half ofenteror | dls 8,71) aso flexes proximal phalanges at
borderobliue ine) of tmelacarpophalangea| joins
radius Flexes wnstjont‘wr etre [Ba |
Main Action Blood supply
Deep (tir) layer
Flexor digitorum
frotundus (FDP)
Antero inisosseous
Medial part Provimal three Bases of dista phalanges | Uinarnerve(C8,T1) | Flexes distal phalanges 4 and 5 at | artery. muscular branches
quarters ny,
cimediland anor | o€4band Shigts distalinerphalangealjoiis | of yparatny
Lateraloat aera Basesofdistalphlenges Flees itl phalanges and’ at
of nd and 3rd digits distal interphatangel joints
Flexorpolis | Anterior sure of | Base of sta phalanx of | Anterior interosseous | Fleyes phalanges of Ist igi
longus (FPL) radius end aqjacent thumb nerve from median | (thu) ‘Aero interosseous
inferosseaus membrane nerve (C8, T1) atery
Pronator Distd quarter of anterior | Distal quarierofanteor Pronates forearm; deep vers bind
cuackatus surface of una surface of rads racius and una togetheraponeurosis
Muscle Innervation? Main Action Blood supply
Superficial layer
Brachioradais | Proximal twothids of | Lateral surface ofdistal | Radio nerve Relatively weak fexon forearm; | Radial ecurent
suprepicandyar ridge | end ofradus proximal | (C5, C6, C7) rmavimal when foreamisinmi- | ortery
of humerus ‘0 styloid process ‘pronated position
Eatensorearpi | Lateralsupraepicondylar | Dorsel aspect ofbese | Reta nerve (CB, C7)
radials igus | ridge ofhumerus of metacarpal dnd
(ECRL} Exlend and abducthand atthe | Reval radial recurent
‘ist joint, ECRL active dung fist | teres
Eater ear Dorsal aspect at base of céenehing
radials brews ‘metacarpal 3rd Deep branch of radial
(ecR) neve (C7, C8)
Estensor datum | Lateral epicondye of eral, dorsal surtaces of Extends mecial four dis primary
humerus ommon sisal poalangas al metacarpophalangea| jos,
eatensor ogi) of medal 4 igs secondary at rlerphalangea ons
Exerc gt Dorsal base of proximal | Posttiorinterssoous | Exends Sh dat pimanty at meta-
smi (EDM) : carpophelangea| ont, secondarly | Postrintrasseous
phalanx ofSth gt | nero (C7,
atintrphangea| jit artery
Eatensoreari | Lateral epicondyeof Eriends end adducts hand at wrist
tulnaris (ECU) humerus; postenorbor- | Dorsal aspect of base of jpn (aso active during ist clenching)
der ofuinaviaa shared | metacarpal thDeep layer
Supmator Lateral epicondyle of | Lateral, postr, and | Deepbranch ot radial | Supinates forearm rotates rads
humerus, radia collat- | anterior surfaces of nerve (C7, C8) ‘totum palm anteriorly or superiorly | Radial recurent
eraland anulariga- | proximal third of adius {elbows fexed) Posterior intarossaous
ments, suprnatr fossa, ateres
crestofuina
Extensorindis | Posteorsutace ofdis- | Extensorexpansion of | Posteorinterosseous | Extends 2nd dig enabing its
talthrd ofuina and | nd git nerve (C7, C2}, oon- | independent extension} helps
introsseous membrene tinuaton of deep | extend hand at wrist
branch of radial nerve
Abcuctorpoicis | Posteorsurfce of Base of Ist metacarpal ‘Abts humb and extends tat
longus (APL) | proximal halves of na, carpametacrpal int
ras, andinlerosseous Psterorinersseous
membrane artery
Posterior inteosseous
Extensor pols | Postrrsureceofié- | Dorsal spect of ase 0 | ere (C7.C8) eon- | Ext tal phalanx than at
longus (EPL) | dlethidofuna and | distal phalanx ofthumd | sruaion ofdeep | erbalanecliont extends mets
interosseous memerane tranchot radial nove | caPophalangeal and carport
capa joints
Extensor pois | Posterior sufeoe ofdis- | Darsalaspectofbase Extn proximal phat of tum
brevis (EPB) tat ofradus and of proximal phan of at metecarpophalangeal ont
inlerosseous memtrane. | thumb etendscorpometacarpal nt