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Why are the muscles that move the fingers and wrist located in the forearm?

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Why are the muscles that move the fingers and wrist located in the forearm?

There are two general sets of muscles that control the fingers and hand/wrist. One set, the intrinsics, is located in the hand proper. The second set, the extrinsics, is located in the forearm.

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