Flexor carpi ulnaris
Musculus flexor carpi ulnaris
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- What it is
- The most medial superficial flexor, arising from the medial epicondyle and from the olecranon and posterior border of the ulna, and inserting on the pisiform (and via ligaments on the hamate and fifth metacarpal).
- Function
- Flexes and adducts (ulnar-deviates) the wrist.
- Size
- About 25 cm long, fleshy almost to the wrist.
- Clinical note
- The ulnar nerve enters the forearm between its two heads — the cubital tunnel.