Summary
Location: | In the forearm, running from the humerus to the thumb, flexing the thumb. |
Information
Group: | Wrist and Hand |
Subgroup: | Flexor Pollicis |
Side(s) of body: | Front |
Function/action: | Thumb Flexor |
Details
Joint: | Carpometacarpal |
Bone: | Radius, Carpals |
Origin: | Anterior surface of radius and interosseous membrane. |
Insertion: | Base of distal phalanx of thumb. |
Exercises
Secondary muscle in: | Cable Wrist Curl, Dumbbell Wrist Curl, Wrist Curl, Wrist Roller, Bag Wrist Curl |