Muscles innervated by the radial nerve

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Wednesday, August 9 2006 by

Last modified on Wednesday, December 31 1969.

 
        A) Extensor carpi radialis longus
 
        B) Flexor digitorum profundus II
 
        C) Flexor digitorum profundus I
 
        D) Latissimus dorsi
 
        E) Lumbricals I
 

 

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) extensor carpi radialis longus

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Extensor carpi radialis longus is innervated by the radial nerve  (See References)

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B) flexor digitorum profundus II

This answer is incorrect.

Flexor digitorum profundus II is innervated by the median nerve  (See References)

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C) flexor digitorum profundus I

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Flexor digitorum profundus I is innervated by the median nerve  (See References)

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D) latissimus dorsi

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Latissimus dorsi is innervated by the thoracodorsal nerve, which arises from the brachial plexus  (See References)

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E) lumbricals I

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Lumbricals I 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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Muscles innervated by the radial nerve
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