Muscles / Forearms
Flexor carpi radialis
- Forearms
- Forearm & wrist
- Superficial layer
Also called FCR.
Anatomy
- Origin
- Medial epicondyle of the humerus (common flexor origin)
- Insertion
- Base of the 2nd metacarpal
- Nerve
- Median nerve (C6-C7)
Actions
- Flexes the wrist
- Abducts (radially deviates) the wrist
Exercises that train it most
Notes
- Part of the common flexor origin involved in medial elbow tendinopathy.
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