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1. What type of muscles attach to the fingers?

2. What are the five muscles that form a box to control the wrist?
3. What muscle supinates the hand?

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Answer:

1. interossei

2.

5 muscles

- extensor radialis longus

-extensor carpi radialis brevis

-extensor digitorum

-extensor digiti minimi

-extensor carpi ulnaris

3. forearm

Step-by-step explanation:

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1) Forearm

2) 5 muscles

  • extensor radialis longus
  • extensor carpi radialis brevis
  • extensor digitorum
  • extensor digiti minimi
  • extensor carpi ulnaris

3) Forearm

Step-by-step explanation:

1)

It is the region of the upper limb between the elbow and wrist.

It contains two long bones, the radius and the ulna, forming the radioulnar joint.

it consists of many muscles, the flexors and extensors of the digits, a flexor of the elbow and pronators and supinators.

This muscle is attached to the fingers and is responsible for the movement of fingers.

2)

Extensor radialis longus

- this helps to moving the hand

- this also helps in moving the wrist

-this is involved in extending and abducting the hand at the wrist

Extensor carpi radialis brevis

- this is to extend and abduct the wrist.

- this is It is shorter and thicker

- this can be be found above the proximal end

Extensor digitorum

-this extends the medial four digits of the hand

Extensor digiti minimi

- this it moves the back of the hand toward the back of the forearm

Extensor carpi ulnaris

-this is located on the ulnar side of the forearm

- It acts to extend and adduct at the carpus / wrist from anatomical position

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