Flexors of the Wrist and Fingers

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what are the muscles of the functional group Flexors of the Wrist and Fingers
- Flexor Carpi Radialis
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Palmaris Longus
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Action of Flexor Carpi Radialis
- Flex the wrist
- Abduct the wrist
- May assit to flex the elbow
Origin of Flexor Carpi Radialis

Common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humerus
Insertion of Flexor Carpi Radialis

Bases of 2nd and 3rd metacarpals
Action of Palmaris longus
- Flex the wrist
- Tense the palmar fascia
- May assist to flex the elbow
Origin of Palmaris Longus

Common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humerus
Insertion of Palmaris longus

flexor retinaculum and palmar aponeurosis
Action of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- flex the wrist
- adduct the wrist
- assist to flex the elbow
origin of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Humeral head: Common tendon from medial epicondyle of humerus
- Ulnar head: posterior surface of proximal 2/3 of ulna
Insertion of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

Pisiform, hook of the hamate and base of 5th metacarpal
Action of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- flex the 2nd to 5th fingers
- flex the wrist
Origin of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- Common flexor tendon from medial epicondyle of humerus,
- ulnar collateral ligament,
- coronoid process of ulna,
- interosseous membrane and proximal shaft of radius
Insertion of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Sides of middle phalanges of 2nd to 5th fingers
Action of Flexor Digitorum Profundus
- Flex the 2nd to 5th fingers
- assist to flex the wrist
Origin of the Flexor Digitorum Profundus

Anterior and medial surfaces of proximal 3 quarters of ulna
Insertion of Flexor Digitorum Profundus
- Bases of distal phalanges,
- palmar surface of 2nd to 5th fingers

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