Muscle
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexes and abducts the wrist
High-yield
Tendon lies just lateral to palmaris longus; flexes and radially deviates (abducts) the wrist. Median nerve.
Overview
A superficial flexor whose tendon is a landmark lateral to palmaris longus at the wrist, next to the radial artery pulse.
Reference facts
- Origin
Medial epicondyle of the humerus (common flexor origin)
- Insertion
Bases of the 2nd and 3rd metacarpals
- Action
Flexes and abducts (radially deviates) the wrist
- Innervation
Median nerve (C6, C7)
- Blood supply
Radial and ulnar arteries