USMLE An Important Anatomy question ?

[Focused1]

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A person places his hands on a table and cant raise his thumb above the table. Cause ?
- Options: All intrinsic muscles of hand, Extrinsic muscles of both compartments of forearm ?

 

[seminoma]

A person places his hands on a table and cant raise his thumb above the table. Cause ?
- Options: All intrinsic muscles of hand, Extrinsic muscles of both compartments of forearm ?

Sounds like an extensor problem to me.

 

[wjs010]

It's been almost a year since anatomy but ,isn't that just median n at the wrist?

 

[Focused1]

The question asks for a specific muscle.. not the nerve involved or the group of muscles (flexor/extensor/abductor)

 

[slz1900]

Extensor pollicis longus (the movement is called retropulsion)

 

[Entadus]

😉Is the hand face-up or face-down on the table?

 

[Focused1]

😉Is the hand face-up or face-down on the table?

Face down..
answer as mentioned above is retropulsion..
thanks guys !!