Question

Name the structures that traverse the carpal Tunnel

a) Median nerve and flexor digitorum superficialis
b) Ulnar nerve and flexor carpi radialis
c) Radial nerve and extensor pollicis longus
d) Brachial artery and extensor carpi ulnaris

Answer 1

The carpal tunnel contains the median nerve and the flexor digitorum superficialis tendons.

Step-by-step explanation:

The structures that traverse the carpal tunnel are the median nerve and the tendons of the muscles that flex the digits of the hand, including the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle. These structures pass from the anterior forearm into the hand through the narrow passageway formed by the carpal bones and the overlying flexor retinaculum. The correct option from the given choices is a) Median nerve and flexor digitorum superficialis.