Muscle Palpation
Muscles Acting on the Wrist Joint
- Flexors (anteromedial) - flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, flexor carpi ulnaris
- Extensors (posterolateral) - extensor carpi radialis longus & brevis, extensor carpi ulnaris
- Abductors - flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis longus & brevis
- Adductors - flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris
- Pronators (anteromedial) - pronator teres, pronator quadratus
- Supinator (posterolateral) - supinator
Muscles Acting on the Hand
- Extrinsic Finger flexors - flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus
- Extrinsic Finger extensors - extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, extensor indicis
- Extrinsic Thumb muscles - flexor pollucis longus, extensor pollucis longus & brevis, abductor pollucis longus
- Thenar muscles (OAF) - opponens pollucis, abductor pollucis brevis, flexor pollucis brevis
- Hypothenar muscles (OAF) - opponens digit minimi, abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi
- Interossei - palmar and dorsal
- Lumbricals
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