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The Wrist Joint Muscles
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Elbow flexors - anterior Elbow extensors - posterior Forearm pronators Forearm supinators
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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
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Brachialis Location: Anterior Origin: Insertion: coronoid process Action: Elbow flexion “pure flexor”
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Brachioradialis Location: Anterior/lateral Origin: Insertion: Distal radius Actions: Elbow flexion Forearm supination (from pronated) Forearm pronation (from supination)
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Pronator Teres Location: Anterior/medial Origin: Medial epicondyle Insertion: Actions: Forearm pronation Weak elbow flexion
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Pronator Quadratus Location: Anterior Origin Insertion Action: Forearm pronation
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Supinator Location: Lateral Origin Insertion Action: Forearm supination
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Triceps Location: posterior Origins: Insertion: Olecronon process Action: Elbow extension
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Anconeus Location: posterior Origin Insertion: Action: elbow extension
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Anconeus Synovial membrane
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Nerves Musculocutaneous Anterior Bicpes Brachialis
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Nerves Radial nerve Posterior Triceps Anconeus Supinator Brachioradialis
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Nerves Median nerve Pronator teres Pronator quad.
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Artery Brachial Arterial blood pressure
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