Weakness in Which of the Following Muscles Can Result in a Clawing

question 15

Multiple Choice

Weakness in which of the following muscles can result in a clawing posture of the hand?

• A)Extensor digitorum
• B)Interossei, lumbricals
• C)Flexor pollicis longus
• D)Opponens pollicis, palmaris brevis

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Muscle

Tissue in the body composed of fibers capable of contracting to produce movement or maintain the posture of the body.

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Spinal Cord

The long, thin, tubular structure composed of nervous tissue that extends from the brainstem down the back, enabling communication between the brain and the body.

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