Muscles / Forearms
Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Forearms
- Forearm & wrist
- Superficial layer
Also called FCU.
Anatomy
- Origin
- Humeral head: medial epicondyle; ulnar head: olecranon and posterior border of the ulna
- Insertion
- Pisiform, hook of the hamate and base of the 5th metacarpal
- Nerve
- Ulnar nerve (C7-C8)
Actions
- Flexes the wrist
- Adducts (ulnar deviates) the wrist
Exercises that train it most
Notes
- The ulnar nerve enters the forearm between its two heads (cubital tunnel).
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- 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