9.3: Muscles of the Lower Arm and Hand
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Anatomists refer to the lower arm as the forearm or antebrachium. The musculature of the forearm is complicated. Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) shows the muscles of the forearm.
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\) shows the muscles of the hands.
LAB 9 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{1}\)
1. Using the full-scale arm model, locate and identify the muscles of the forearm selected by your instructor.
2. Write down the muscles of the forearm selected by your instructor and, for each, give the location of that muscle and what effect contracting that muscle has.
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Muscle |
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Action(s) |
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A&P Labs. Authored by : Ross Whitwam. Provided by : Mississippi University for Women. Located at : http://www.muw.edu . License : CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
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Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\). Muscles of the forearm.. Authored by : OpenStax College. Located at : https://cnx.org/resources/6669b272a6...he_Forearm.jpg . Lic ense : CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\). The muscles of the hands.. Authored by : OpenStax College. Located at : https://cnx.org/resources/49b609261e...f_the_Hand.jpg . Licen se : Public Domain: No Known Copyright