💪 Flexor Carpi Radialis

Brian Lee
Aug 27, 2025
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Table of Contents

Summary

Origins
Medial epicondyle of the 🦴 humerus via the common flexor tendon
Insertions
Base of the second and third metacarpals
Actions
Wrist flexion
Wrist abduction

Illustrations

Flexor-carpi-radialis
Grays Anatomy, modified by en:user Selket, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

References