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The Wrist Joint Muscles. Elbow flexors - anterior Elbow extensors - posterior Forearm pronators Forearm supinators.

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1 The Wrist Joint Muscles

2 Elbow flexors - anterior Elbow extensors - posterior Forearm pronators Forearm supinators

3 Biceps brachii Location: Anterior Origins: Coracoid process and Lip of glenoid fossa Insertion: Radial tuberosity Actions: Shoulder flexion, Elbow flexion and Forearm supination Biarticular muscle

4 Brachialis Location: Anterior Origin: Insertion: coronoid process Action: Elbow flexion “pure flexor”

5 Brachioradialis Location: Anterior/lateral Origin: Insertion: Distal radius Actions: Elbow flexion Forearm supination (from pronated) Forearm pronation (from supination)

6 Pronator Teres Location: Anterior/medial Origin: Medial epicondyle Insertion: Actions: Forearm pronation Weak elbow flexion

7 Pronator Quadratus Location: Anterior Origin Insertion Action: Forearm pronation

8 Supinator Location: Lateral Origin Insertion Action: Forearm supination

9 Triceps Location: posterior Origins: Insertion: Olecronon process Action: Elbow extension

10 Anconeus Location: posterior Origin Insertion: Action: elbow extension

11 Anconeus Synovial membrane

12 Nerves Musculocutaneous Anterior Bicpes Brachialis

13 Nerves Radial nerve Posterior Triceps Anconeus Supinator Brachioradialis

14 Nerves Median nerve Pronator teres Pronator quad.

15 Artery Brachial Arterial blood pressure


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