Muscles / Forearms
Pronator teres
- Forearms
- Forearm & wrist
- Superficial layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Humeral head: medial epicondyle (common flexor origin); ulnar head: coronoid process
- Insertion
- Middle of the lateral surface of the radius
- Nerve
- Median nerve (C6-C7)
Actions
- Pronates the forearm
- Flexes the elbow
Exercises that train it most
Notes
- The median nerve passes between its two heads (pronator syndrome).
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