| Flexor carpi radialis muscle | |
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| Front of the left forearm. Superficial muscles. (Flexor carpi radialis and its tendon visible in blue. ) | |
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| Front of right upper extremity. (Flex. carp. rad. labeled at upper left. ) | |
| Latin | musculus flexor carpi radialis |
| Gray's | subject #125 446 |
| Origin | medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon) |
| Insertion | Bases of second and third metacarpal bones |
| Artery: | ulnar artery |
| Nerve: | Median nerve |
| Action: | Flexion and abduction at wrist |
| Antagonist: | Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle, Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
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In anatomy, flexor carpi radialis is a muscle of the human forearm that acts to flex and abduct the hand. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A typical Adult Human skeleton commonly consists of 206 208 or more bones depending on the method used in counting The medial epicondyle of the Humerus, larger and more prominent than the Lateral epicondyle, is directed a little backward The common flexor tendon is a Tendon shared by a number of superficial flexor Muscles in the Forearm. A typical Adult Human skeleton commonly consists of 206 208 or more bones depending on the method used in counting The third metacarpal bone ( metacarpal bone of the Middle finger) is a little smaller than the second Arteries are Blood vessels that carry blood away from the Heart. The ulnar artery is the main Blood vessel, with oxygenated Blood, of the Medial aspect of the Forearm. Accessory nerve Accessory obturator nerve Alderman's nerve Anococcygeal nerve Ansa The median nerve is a Nerve that runs down the Arm and Forearm. Kinesiology, also known as Human Kinetics, is the science of human movement In Anatomy, flexion is a position that is made possible by the joint angle decreasing Abduction, in functional anatomy is a movement which draws a limb away from the median ( Sagittal) plane of the body In Human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the Forearm and the palm. An antagonist is a classification used to describe a Muscle that acts in opposition to the specific movement generated by the agonist and is responsible for The Extensor carpi radialis brevis is shorter and thicker than the longus, beneath which it is placed Extensor carpi radialis longus is one of the five main Muscles that control movement at the Wrist. Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration Muscle (from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus "mouse" is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the The forearm is the structure on the Upper limb, between the elbow and the Wrist. Abduction, in functional anatomy is a movement which draws a limb away from the median ( Sagittal) plane of the body The hands ( med / lat: manus pl manūs are the two intricate prehensile multi- Fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a
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Origin and insertion
This muscle starts at the medial epicondyle of the humerus (as does flexor carpi ulnaris muscle) and attaches to the anterior side of the base of the second and third metacarpals. The humerus is a Long bone in the Arm or Forelimb that runs from the Shoulder to the Elbow. The flexor carpi ulnaris muscle (FCU is a muscle of the human forearm that acts to flex and adduct the hand The second metacarpal bone ( metacarpal bone of the Index finger) is the longest and its base the largest after the First metacarpal. The third metacarpal bone ( metacarpal bone of the Middle finger) is a little smaller than the second The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the Hand Skeleton that is located between the Phalanges (bones of the fingers Distally and the
It runs just laterally of flexor digitorum superficialis, and the tendon of flexor carpi radialis can be seen on the anterior of the distal forearm. Flexor digitorum superficialis ( flexor digitorum sublimis) is an extrinsic flexor Muscle of the Fingers at the Proximal interphalangeal joints
On a person's distal forearm, right before the wrist, they will see either two or three tendons. Flexor carpi radialis is the most lateral (closest to the thumb) of these. (The most medial one is flexor carpi ulnaris, and the middle one, if it exists is palmaris longus. The flexor carpi ulnaris muscle (FCU is a muscle of the human forearm that acts to flex and adduct the hand The palmaris longus is seen as a small tendon between the Flexor carpi radialis and the Flexor carpi ulnaris, although it is not always present )
Nerve and artery
As are most of the flexors of the hand, FCR is innervated by the median nerve. The median nerve is a Nerve that runs down the Arm and Forearm. It gets its blood from the ulnar artery. The ulnar artery is the main Blood vessel, with oxygenated Blood, of the Medial aspect of the Forearm.
Exercises
The muscle, like all flexors of the forearm, can be strengthened by exercises that resist its flexion. Strength training is the use of resistance to muscular contraction to build the strength, anaerobic endurance and size of Skeletal muscles There A wrist roller can be used and wrist curls with dumbbells can also be performed. The wrist roller (earliest referred to as York Wrist Developer) is a device designed for strengthening the Wrists together in a rolling-pulling motion The wrist curl is a Weight training exercise for developing just the Wrist flexor muscles of the Forearm. A dumbbell is a piece of equipment used in Weight training, and is a type of free weight.
See also
Additional images
 Cross-section through the middle of the forearm. The flexor retinaculum ( transverse carpal ligament, or anterior annular ligament) is a strong fibrous band which arches over the Carpus, converting the |
 Transverse section across distal ends of radius and ulna. |
 Transverse section across the wrist and digits. |
 The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the front of the wrist and digits. |
 The muscles of the thumb. |
 The muscles of the left hand. Palmar surface. |
External links
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