Summary
Location: | In the forearm, on the ulnar side, flexing the wrist and adducting the hand. |
Information
Group: | Wrist and Hand |
Subgroup: | Flexor Carpi, Carpal Muscles |
Side(s) of body: | Back |
Function/Action: | Wrist Flexor, Wrist Adductor |
Details
Joint: | Wrist |
Bone: | Ulna, Carpals |
Origin: | Humeral head: Medial epicondyle of humerus; Ulnar head: Olecranon and posterior border of ulna. |
Insertion: | Pisiform, hamate, and base of fifth metacarpal bone. |