flexor digitorum superficialis
Musculus flexor digitorum superficialis
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Definition
flexor muscle of the upper limb
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Relations
- Origin
- medial epicondyle of the humerus, coronoid process of the ulna, anterior border of diaphysis of radius
- Insertion
- middle phalanx of index finger, middle phalanx of middle finger, middle phalanx of ring finger, middle phalanx of little finger
- Action
- flexion of the wrist joint, flexion of the fingers
- Innervation
- median nerve
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2486
- TA98
- A04.6.02.033
- FMA
- 38469
- UBERON
- 0003222
- Wikidata
- Q847112
