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Which option best muscles would contribute to wrist abduction?
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Wrist abduction is another term for radial deviation of the wrist. Of the muscles listed, the extensor carpi radialis is the muscle responsible for wrist abduction, which is to laterally extend the wrist away from the body while in correct anatomical position.
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Helene
3 months ago
True! Those muscles are crucial for wrist abduction.
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Rosalyn
3 months ago
Don't forget about the abductor pollicis longus!
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Maryln
3 months ago
Agreed! It really helps with wrist movement.
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Lucille
4 months ago
I think the extensor carpi radialis would be key.
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Enola
5 months ago
Sounds right, but I’d double-check the anatomy.
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Vince
5 months ago
Don't forget about the abductor pollicis longus!
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Gladys
5 months ago
Wait, are you sure about that? I thought it was just the extensors.
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Roxanne
6 months ago
Totally agree, those are the main ones.
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Peggie
6 months ago
Radial flexor and extensor muscles help with that!
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Fatima
6 months ago
Wrist abduction? I just use my mind to move my wrist. No muscles required.
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Jeffrey
6 months ago
The answer is clearly the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis. I mean, how else would you abduct your wrist?
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Stephaine
6 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. Maybe the brachioradialis and supinator muscles?
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Dudley
6 months ago
I think the flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris are the muscles responsible for wrist abduction.
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Apolonia
7 months ago
The wrist abduction muscles are definitely the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis.
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Hannah
7 months ago
I studied wrist movements recently, and I think the radial deviation is what we're looking for here, but I might be mixing it up with flexion.
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Lashandra
7 months ago
I feel like the abductor pollicis longus is definitely part of it, but I can't recall if there are others that contribute as well.
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Lennie
8 months ago
I remember practicing a question about wrist movements, and I think the flexor carpi radialis might also play a role in abduction.
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Roslyn
8 months ago
I think the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis are involved in wrist abduction, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Jennie
8 months ago
Ugh, I hate these anatomy questions. I'm just going to make an educated guess and move on. Hopefully I can make up points elsewhere on the exam.
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Odette
8 months ago
Wait, which option is "best"? I'm not sure how to interpret that part of the question. I'll have to analyze the muscle functions more closely.
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Nancey
8 months ago
No problem, I've got this. The muscles that contribute to wrist abduction are the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis. I'm confident in that answer.
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Ulysses
9 months ago
Okay, wrist abduction - that's moving the hand away from the body, right? I'm pretty sure the extensor muscles would be involved, but I'll double-check my notes to be sure.
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Kenneth
9 months ago
Hmm, this seems like a tricky anatomy question. I'll need to think through the muscles involved in wrist movement.
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Adelle
2 months ago
And the abductor pollicis longus plays a role too!
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Loreen
3 months ago
Don't forget about the extensor carpi radialis brevis!
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Deangelo
3 months ago
I think the extensor carpi radialis longus is key.