Quiz for:
Thumb Muscle Anatomy Lecture

Question 1

Which muscle has a function involving the rotation of the first metacarpal?

Question 2

Which muscle originates from the flexor retinaculum and the tubercle of the trapezium?

Question 3

What are the origins of the two heads of the Adductor Pollicis muscle?

Question 4

Which muscle is part of the palmar aspect of the thumb anatomy?

Question 5

Which muscle originates from the posterior surface of the ulna (middle third) and inserts distal to the interphalangeal joint of the thumb?

Question 6

Where does the Extensor Pollicis Brevis (EPB) muscle insert?

Question 7

Which muscle's function is to flex the meta-carpo-phalangeal (MP) joint and extend the inter-phalangeal (IP) joint?

Question 8

Which muscle travels through the third dorsal compartment of the dorsal retinaculum at the wrist?

Question 9

Which muscle has its deep head arising from the trapezoid and capitate bones?

Question 10

What is the common pathway for both the Extensor Pollicis Brevis (EPB) and Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL)?

Question 11

The ulnar belly of the First Dorsal Interosseous muscle arises from where?

Question 12

Where is the insertion point of the Abductor Pollicis Brevis (APB) muscle?

Question 13

Which muscle arises from the posterior surfaces of the ulna, interosseous membrane, and radius?

Question 14

From where does the Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL) muscle originate?

Question 15

Which muscle travels through the carpal tunnel along with finger flexors?