KROK 1 2014 – Question 33 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy

A 42-year-old male with a lesion of the ulnar nerve is unable to flex the II and V fingers to the midline. Which muscle function is impaired in this case?

  1. A. Abductor muscle of little finger
  2. B. Dorsal interosseous muscle
  3. C. Short palmar muscle
  4. D. Fidicinales
  5. E. Palmar interosseous muscles
Hint

Think about which direction of finger movement is lost when the fingers cannot reach the midline, and which deep hand muscle group produces that movement.

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