Flexor carpi radialis
Musculus flexor carpi radialis
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- What it is
- Arises from the common flexor origin on the medial epicondyle; its long tendon runs in its own groove on the trapezium to the base of the second (and third) metacarpal.
- Function
- Flexes the wrist and deviates it radially.
- Size
- About 25 cm long, tendinous in the distal half.
- Clinical note
- The radial pulse is felt just lateral to its tendon at the wrist.