SUPINATION OR PRONATION OF FOREARM

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SUMMARY

1. Simple pronation/supination about an immobile ulna are rare and unnatural; almost always accompanied by synergistic movements of the shoulder & elbow.

PRONATION
2. Principal movers: pronator quadratus, pronator teres
3. Assisted by: FCR, palmaris longus, brachioradialis

SUPINATION
4. Principal movers: supinator, biceps
5. Assisted by: EPL, ECRL


Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.