Section 4 - Muscles and Movements
Hand, Wrist and Forearm
HAND GRIP MUSCLES. WRIST MOVERS. FOREARM MOVERS.
Hand grip muscles located in the forearm: 1) Flexor Pollicis Longus, 2) Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, and 3) Flexor Digitorum Profundus.
Wrist flexors: 1) Flexor Carpi Radialis, 2) Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, and 3) Palmaris Longus.
Wrist extensors: 1) Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, 2) Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis, 3) Extensor Carpi Ulnaris, 4) Extensor Digitorum Communis.
Wrist adductors (ulnar deviation): 1) Flexor Carpi Ulnaris and 2) Extensor Carpi Ulnaris.
Wrist abductors (radial deviation): 1) Flexor Carpi Radialis, 2) Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, and 3) Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis.
Elbow pronators: 1) Pronator Teres (shown) and 2) Pronator Quadratus (not shown).
Elbow supinators: 1) Biceps Brachii (shown) and 2) Supinator muscle (not shown).
Hand grip muscles located in the hands: 1) Opponens Digiti Minimi, 2) Opponens Pollicis, 3) Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis, 4) Flexor Pollicis Brevis, 5) Adductor Pollicis, 6) First Dorsal Interossei, and 7) Palmar Interossei.