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Muscles innervated by the ulnar nerve

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Wednesday, August 9 2006 by

Last modified on Wednesday, December 31 1969.

Which of the following muscles is innervated by the ulnar nerve?

 
        A) Lumbricals II
 
        B) Supinator
 
        C) Extensor digitorum
 
        D) The dorsal interossei
 
        E) Pronator teres
 

 


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A) lumbricals II

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Lumbricals II is innervated by the median nerve  (See References)

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B) supinator

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Supinator is innervated by the radial nerve  (See References)

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C) extensor digitorum

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Extensor digitorum is innervated by the radial nerve  (See References)

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D) the dorsal interossei

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The dorsal interossei is innervated by the ulnar nerve  (See References)

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E) pronator teres

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Pronator teres is innervated by the median nerve  (See References)

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References:

1. Guarantors of Brain. (2000). Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, fourth edition. W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh.
2. Moore, K.L. (1992). Clinical Oriented Anatomy, 3rd Edition. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore.
3. Preston, D.C., and Shapiro, B.E. (2005). Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical-Electrophysiologic Correlations, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, Philadelphia.
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