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Volar aspect of forearm

Flexor pollicis longus and flexor digitorum profundus muscles

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Volar aspect of forearm
Flexor pollicis longus and flexor digitorum profundus muscles
The ulnar artery (11,26)has been resected and the deep flexors separated from each other.
  1. Lumbrical muscles
  2. Radial carpal eminence
  3. Flexor carpi radialis muscle (tendon of insertion)
  4. Radial artery
  5. Abductor pollicis longus muscle
  6. Brachioradialis muscle (tendon)
  7. Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle (tendon)
  8. Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle (tendon)
  9. Flexor pollicis longus muscle
  10. Pronator teres muscle (insertion)
  11. Ulnar artery
  12. Anterior interosseous nerve
  13. Supinator muscle
  14. Ulnar artery
  15. Radial artery
  16. Upper pointer: Brachial artery Lower pointer: Median nerve
  17. Muscular branch of ulnar nerve
  18. Pronator teres muscle (ulnar head)
  19. Anterior recurrent ulnar artery
  20. Dorsal recurrent ulnar artery
  21. Anastomotic branch between median and ulnar nerves
  22. Ulnar nerve
  23. Flexor digitorum profundus muscle (to digits III-V)
  24. Flexor digitorum profundus muscle (to digit II)
  25. Pronator quadratus muscle
  26. Ulnar artery
  27. Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle (tendon of insertion)
  28. Ulnar carpal eminence (ligamentum carpi transversum transected)
  29. Abductor digiti minimi muscle