which of the following muscles performs abduction of the wrist?
Movements of the Wrist Joint. The wrist is an ellipsoid type synovial joint, allowing for movement along two axes. This means that flexion, extension, adduction and abduction can all occur at the wrist joint. All the movements of the wrist are performed by the muscles of the forearm. Flexion â Produced mainly by the flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis, with assistance from the flexor digitorum superficialis.