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It tends to separate the fingers as it extends them. In the fingers, the extensor digitorum acts principally on the proximal phalanges, acting to extend the metacarpophalangeal joint . Extension of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints , however, is mediated predominantly by the dorsal and palmar interossei and lumbricals of the hand .
The radial nerve innervates the finger extensors and the thumb abductor; that is, the muscles that extend at the wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints (knuckles) and abduct and extend the thumb. The median nerve innervates the flexors of the wrist and digits, the abductors and opponens of the thumb, the first and second lumbricals .
Pronation at the forearm is a rotational movement at the radioulnar joint, or of the foot at the subtalar and talocalcaneonavicular joints. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] For the forearm, when standing in the anatomical position , pronation will move the palm of the hand from an anterior-facing position to a posterior-facing position without an associated ...
These three muscles form the fleshy mass at the base of the little finger, and are solely concerned with the movement of digit V. The other two muscles that make up the hypothenar muscle group are the abductor digiti minimi and the opponens digiti minimi. In anatomical position from medial to lateral is the abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti ...
It is an abductor of the little finger [1] at the metacarpophalangeal joint. [6] It is also possible that the muscle contributes to extension of the middle phalanx of the little finger through its connection to finger's extensor mechanism. [5] It plays an important role when the hand is grasping large objects with outspread fingers. [7]
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The deep muscles arise from the distal part of the ulna and the surrounding interosseous membrane. The brachioradialis , flexor of the elbow , is unusual in that it is located in the posterior compartment, but it is actually a muscle of flexor / anterior compartment of the forearm.
1.1 Arm and shoulder. 1.2 Hand and wrist. 2 Lower limb. 3 Other. ... Abduction is an anatomical term of motion referring to a movement which draws a limb out to the ...