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There are several muscles involved in flexing the hand.
- Palmaris longus (flexes hand)
- Flexor carpi radialis (flexes and abducts hand)
- Flexor carpi ulnaris (flexes and adducts hand)
- Flexor digitorum superficialis (flexes proximal and middle phalanges, flexes hand)
- Flexor digitorum profundus (flexes phalanges and hand)
- Flexor pollicis longus (flexes thumb and hand)
- Flexor pollicis brevis (flexes thumb)
There are also a few more I did not include that flex specific digits of the hand
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What muscle will flex the hand?
There are several muscles involved in flexing the hand. - Palmaris longus (flexes hand) - Flexor carpi radialis (flexes and abducts hand) - Flexor carpi ulnaris (flexes and adducts hand) - Flexor digitorum superficialis (flexes proximal and middle phalanges, flexes hand) - Flexor digitorum profundus (flexes phalanges and hand) - Flexor pollicis longus (flexes thumb and hand) - Flexor pollicis brevis (flexes thumb) There are also a few more I did not include that flex specific digits of the hand
What muscle of the arm and forearm weakly flexes hand?
Palmaris Longus
What is the meaning of flexor?
A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; -- opposed to extensor.
Flexes wrist and middle phalanges?
Flexing the wrist involves bending the hand downward toward the forearm. Flexing the middle phalanges refers to bending the middle segments of the fingers. These actions are controlled by specific muscles and help with various movements in the hand and wrist.
What muscle is used to bend the hand at the wrist?
The wrist is bent by the wrist flexor muscles, including the flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, and palmaris longus. These muscles are responsible for flexing the hand at the wrist joint.
Is the wrist distal or proximal to the hand?
nope. easy way to remember: proximal=proximity, hence closer to the body, and distal=distance, hence further away from the body. so the wrist is distal to the shoulder, and the shoulder is proximal to the wrist. make sense?
What does nerve pain in your hands mean?
Frequent, nerve pain in the hands or hand or wrist is a result of overuse or trauma. It could also be a sign of putting to much pressure on the hand or wrist, and is causing bone, muscle, or tissue pain.
Whats muscles are used to hammer a nail?
When hammering a nail a person uses the wrist muscle, triceps muscle, bicep muscle and hand muscles which are called extrinsic, thinner eminence and intrinsic muscles.
Is the anterior forearm muscle responsible for wrist flexion or wrist extension?
The anterior forearm muscle does not actually exist. Instead, there are a total of eight different muscles with the anterior compartment of the forearm. Their jobs are specifically related to flexion and pronation, or inward rotation of the hand.
What type of muscle is associated with the hand?
hold on, let me look for it........... its skeletal muscle because i went onhttp://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/19917.jpg and it shows the smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, and cardiac muscle...and the skeletal mucle is closer to your hand than any other muscles. if u dont believe me go on that website (actually its not a website, its on google images).
Why right wrist and hand rigidity?
Carpel tunnel syndrome causes a wrist and hand to be stiff and sore. Tendonitis of the wrist, sprains, and arthritis can also cause a hand and wrist to swell, be sore, and stiff.
When using topographic anatomy a patient's wrist is what to the hand?
The wrist is proximal to the hand.
