Quiz for:
Wrist Motion and Related Musculature

Question 1

What plane and axis do radial and ulnar deviation occur in?

Question 2

Which muscles are involved in radial deviation?

Question 3

Which wrist movement involves a combination of all wrist movements?

Question 4

Which muscle originates from the humerus and inserts at the base of the 2nd metacarpal?

Question 5

What mechanism is often confused with circumduction but involves rolling and gliding?

Question 6

In which plane and axis do wrist flexion and extension occur?

Question 7

Which muscle is commonly used for tendon transfer surgeries?

Question 8

Which carpal bone is used as a reference in the arthrokinematics of the midcarpal joints?

Question 9

What are the implications of ligament injury in the wrist?

Question 10

What combination involves the contraction of ECU and FCU?

Question 11

What is the role of ligaments in the wrist?

Question 12

What is the role of the ECRB in wrist movement?

Question 13

What is the origin and insertion of the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (ECRB)?

Question 14

What happens to the carpal bones during ulnar deviation?

Question 15

Which muscle is responsible for wrist flexion but not present in all individuals?