Muscles and Movements of the Wrist and Hand Quiz

Test your knowledge of wrist and hand anatomy with these questions on muscles, movements, and innervation.

#1

Which muscle is primarily responsible for flexing the wrist?

Brachioradialis
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Palmaris longus
#2

What movement is produced when the muscles of the wrist and hand contract to bring the palm of the hand closer to the forearm?

Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
#3

Which muscle is responsible for the movement of abduction of the thumb?

Flexor pollicis longus
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor digitorum superficialis
#4

The radial artery supplies blood to which muscle of the hand?

Flexor pollicis longus
Abductor pollicis brevis
Abductor digiti minimi
Palmaris longus
#5

Which muscle acts to abduct the little finger?

Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Palmaris brevis
#6

Which muscle is primarily responsible for flexion of the thumb?

Flexor pollicis longus
Opponens pollicis
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Abductor pollicis brevis
#7

Which muscle is not involved in extending the wrist?

Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Extensor digitorum
Flexor carpi ulnaris
#8

The ulnar nerve innervates which of the following muscles of the hand?

Abductor pollicis longus
Flexor pollicis longus
Abductor digiti minimi
Opponens pollicis
#9

Which muscle assists in the adduction of the thumb?

Abductor pollicis longus
Opponens pollicis
Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris
#10

The median nerve innervates all of the following muscles except:

Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
#11

The ulnar artery supplies blood to which muscle of the hand?

Flexor digitorum superficialis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis longus
Palmaris longus
#12

Which muscle assists in the abduction of the thumb?

Opponens pollicis
Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Abductor pollicis longus
#13

Which muscle acts to oppose the thumb and little finger, bringing them closer together?

Adductor pollicis
Opponens pollicis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris
#14

Which muscle is primarily responsible for the movement of extension of the thumb?

Abductor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis longus
Opponens pollicis
Flexor pollicis longus
#15

Which muscle is primarily responsible for the movement of adduction of the thumb?

Adductor pollicis
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis longus
Flexor pollicis longus
#16

Which muscle is primarily responsible for the movement of opposition of the thumb?

Opponens pollicis
Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor pollicis brevis
Adductor pollicis
#17

Which muscle is primarily responsible for the movement of abduction of the little finger?

Abductor digiti minimi
Opponens digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Adductor digiti minimi

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