ORGANIZE! Anterior Forearm Muscle Innervation

The video tutorial explains the innervation of muscles in the forearm, focusing on the anterior compartment. It highlights the roles of the ulnar and median nerves, and their branches, in innervating different muscle layers. The tutorial also provides a strategy for remembering the innervation patterns, emphasizing the split innervation of the flexor digitorum profundus and the specific roles of the anterior interosseous nerve.

What are the major nerves involved in the innervation of the anterior forearm?

What is the role of the radial nerve in the anterior forearm?

What are the layers of muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm?

List the four superficial muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm.

How does the innervation of the flexor carpi ulnaris differ from other muscles in the anterior forearm?

Describe the innervation of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle.

Explain the significance of the anterior interosseous nerve.