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Flexors
Flexor Muscles of Forearm
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Physiology
Undergraduate 3
11/30/2011

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Term
Pronator Teres
Definition
Origin: medial epicondyle of humerus, coronoid process of ulna
Insertion: lateral radius
Action: pronation and flexion of forearm
Term
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Definition
Origin: medial epicondyle, coronoid process, radial shaft
Insertion: middle phalanges 2-5
Action: flex middle phalanges and wrist
Term
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Definition
Origin: medial epicondyle and proximal ulna
Insertion: base of mc 5, hamate, pisiforms
Action: ulnar deviate and flex wrist
Term
Flexor digitorum profundus
Definition
Origin: proximal ulna and interosseous membrane
Insertion: distal phalanges 2-5
Action: flex distal phalanges and wrist
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