Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
Muscle of the forearm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) is a muscle of the forearm that flexes and adducts at the wrist joint.
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Flexor carpi ulnaris | |
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Details | |
Origin | Medial epicondyle (common flexor tendon) and medial margin on olecranon of ulna |
Insertion | Pisiform, hook of the hamate, base of the fifth metacarpal bone (volar aspect) |
Artery | Ulnar artery |
Nerve | Muscular branches of ulnar nerve (from C8 and T1) |
Actions | Flexion and adduction of wrist |
Antagonist | Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle and extensor carpi radialis longus muscle |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus flexor carpi ulnaris |
TA98 | A04.6.02.030 |
TA2 | 2483 |
FMA | 38465 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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