Muscles / Forearms
Anconeus
- Forearms
- Forearm & wrist
- Superficial layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Lateral epicondyle of the humerus
- Insertion
- Lateral surface of the olecranon and superior posterior ulna
- Nerve
- Radial nerve (C7-T1)
Actions
- Assists elbow extension
- Stabilises the elbow
- May abduct the ulna during pronation
Also trained by
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
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- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e