Flexor Digitorum Superficialis


Summary

Location: In the forearm, running from the humerus to the fingers, flexing the fingers at the middle and proximal joints.

Information

Group: Wrist and Hand
Side(s) of body: Front
Function/action: Metacarpophalangeal Flexor, Proximal Interphalangeal Flexor

Details

Joint: Metacarpophalangeal, Proximal Interphalangeal
Bone: Radius, Carpals, Phalanges
Origin: Medial epicondyle of humerus.
Insertion: Bases of middle phalanges of four fingers.

Exercises

Secondary muscle in: Cable Wrist Curl, Dumbbell Wrist Curl, Wrist Curl, Cable Ulnar Deviation, Dumbbell Ulnar Deviation, Wrist Roller, Bag Wrist Curl