Sections of forearm and hand

Transverse section of distal part of right forearm

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Sections of forearm and hand

Transverse section of distal part of right forearm

1. Flexor digitorum superficialis
2. Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
3. Ulnar artery and nerve
4. Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
5. Pronator quadratus muscle
6. Ulna
7. Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle
8. Common extensor digitorum muscle
9. Extensor digiti minimi muscle (tendon)
10. Extensor indicis muscle
11. Extensor pollicis longus muscle
12. Antebrachial interosseous membrane
13. Antibrachial fascia
14. Palmaris longus muscle (tendon)
15. Flexor carpi radialis muscle (tendon)
16. Median nerve
17. Radial artery
18. Flexor pollicis longus muscle
19. Brachioradialis muscle (tendon)
20. Superficial branch of radial nerve
21. Cephalic vein
22. Radius
23. Extensor pollicis brevis muscle
24. Abductor pollicis longus muscle
25. Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle (tendon)
26. Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle (tendon)
27. Anterior interosseous artery