Lateral 2 (unipennate) Lumbricals

Cards (5)

  • O (origin):
    • Lateral side of lateral flexor digitorum profundus tendons on digits 2 and 3
    A) Lateral 2 Lumbricals
  • I (insertion):
    • Lateral edge of dorsal digital expansions at base of proximal phalanx
    A) Lateral 2 Lumbricals
  • A (actions):
    • Flexion of metacarpophalangeal joints
    • Extension of interphalangeal joints
    A) Lateral 2 Lumbricals
  • NS (nerve supply):
    • Median nerve (C5 - T1)
    A) Lateral 2 Lumbricals
  • The lateral 2 lumbricals are unipennate