Common flexor tendon

The common flexor tendon is a tendon that attaches to the medial epicondyle of the humerus (lower part of the bone of the upper arm that is near the elbow joint).

Common flexor tendon
Identifiers
TA2	2489
FMA	63259
Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

It serves as the upper attachment point for the superficial muscles of the front of the forearm:

• Flexor carpi ulnaris^[1]
• Palmaris longus
• Flexor carpi radialis
• Pronator teres
• Flexor digitorum superficialis

See also

• Common extensor tendon

References

1. Standring, Susan (2008). Gray's Anatomy : The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (fortieth ed.). London: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-06684-9.