<prompt> Carpal tunnel contains all EXCEPT:Flexor digitorum superficialisFlexor digitorum profundusMedian nervePalmaris longus  <response>: ANSWER: D Palmaris longusREF: Keith L Moores anatomy 4th edition p. 472, Apleys system of orthopedics fracture 8th edition page 247-248, Carpal_tunnelRepeat from June 2008CONTENTS OF CARPAL TUNNEL: A total of nine flexor tendons not the muscles themselves pass through the carpal tunnel:1. Flexor digitorum profundus four tendons2. Flexor digitorum superficialis four tendons3. Flexor pollicis longus one tendonA single nerve passes through the tunnel: the median nerve between tendons of flexor digitorum profundus and flexor digitorum superficialisThe median nerve is the most sensitive structure in the carpal tunnel and, therefore, is the most affected. 