Medial 2 (bipennate) Lumbricals

Cards (5)

  • O (origin):
    • Adjacent sides of flexor digitorum profundus tendons on digits 3, 4 and 5
    A) Medial 2 Lumbricals
  • I (insertion):
    • Lateral edge of dorsal digital expansions at base of proximal phalanx
    A) Medial 2 Lumbricals
  • A (actions):
    • Flexion of metacarpophalangeal joints
    • Extension of interphalangeal joints
    A) Medial 2 Lumbricals
  • NS (nerve supply):
    • Deep branch ulnar nerve (C7 - T1)
    A) Medial 2 Lumbricals
  • The medial 2 lumbricals are bipennate