Muscle
Brachioradialis
"Beer-raising" elbow flexor
High-yield
Posterior-compartment (radial nerve) muscle that flexes the elbow; strongest in mid-pronation. Brachioradialis reflex ~C6.
Overview
A posterior-compartment muscle that paradoxically flexes the elbow, best in the mid-prone position. It is a radial-nerve muscle.
Reference facts
- Origin
Lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus
- Insertion
Lateral surface of the distal radius (styloid process)
- Action
Flexes the elbow, especially with the forearm in mid-pronation
- Innervation
Radial nerve (C5, C6, C7)
- Blood supply
Radial recurrent artery