flexor digitorum profundus
Musculus flexor digitorum profundus
In 3 atlases
Definition
muscle of the upper limb
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Relations
- Origin
- anterior surface of ulna, medial surface of ulna, interosseous membrane of forearm, coronoid process of the ulna, interosseous border of diaphysis of radius
- Insertion
- distal phalanx of index finger, distal phalanx of middle finger, distal phalanx of ring finger, distal phalanx of little finger
- Action
- flexion of the wrist joint, flexion of the fingers
- Innervation
- anterior interosseous nerve of forearm, branch of ulnar nerve to flexor digitorum profundus
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2491
- TA98
- A04.6.02.036
- FMA
- 38478
- UBERON
- 0001523
- Wikidata
- Q840592
