Match the following muscles with their actions

1. Triceps brachii
2. Flexor digitorum profundus
3. Extensor carpi radialis longus
4. Radiobrachialis
5. Extensor pollicis longus
a) Flexes the elbow when it is under load and during rapid motion and also stabilizes elbow during rapid motion.
b) Extends the elbow and its long head assists glenohumeral joint extension and adduction.
c) Extends distal joint of thumb, assists wrist extension, and assists extension of saddle joint of thumb.
d) Flexes proximal interphalangeal joints of four fingers and assists wrist flexion.
e) Extends wrist and assists wrist abduction and elbow flexion.


1. Triceps brachii – b
2. Flexor digitorum profundus – d
3. Extensor carpi radialis longus – e
4. Radiobrachialis – a
5. Extensor pollicis longus – c

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