Name

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Pronunciation

(FLEK-sur dij-i-TOR-um soo-pe-fish-e-A-l us)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Humeral-Ulnar Head: medial epicondyle of the humerus via the common flexor tendon; medial border of base of coronoid process of ulna; medial collateral ligament; antebrachial fascia

Radial Head: oblique line of radius along its anterior surface

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Both sides of the base of each middle phalanx of the 4 fingers

Action/Relevance

Flexes the proximal & middle phalanges

Flexes the wrist if fingers are extended

Innervation

Median nerve (C7, 8,T1)

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