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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) Abductor pollicis brevis
 
        B) Brachioradialis
 
        C) Infraspinatus
 
        D) Flexor pollicis longus
 
        E) Lumbricals IV
 

 


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A) abductor pollicis brevis

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Abductor pollicis brevis is innervated by the median nerve  (See References)

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B) brachioradialis

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Brachioradialis is innervated by the radial nerve  (See References)

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C) infraspinatus

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Infraspinatus is innervated by the suprascapular nerve, which arises from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus  (See References)

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D) flexor pollicis longus

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Flexor pollicis longus is innervated by the median nerve  (See References)

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E) lumbricals IV

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Lumbricals IV is innervated by the ulnar 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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