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flexor carpi radialis

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flexor carpi radialis
Etymology: L, flexor, bender
a slender, superficial muscle of the forearm that lies on the ulnar side of the pronator teres. It functions to flex and to help abduct the hand. Compare flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus.


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For the SL group, we noted that only the RE values for the biceps brachii muscle during elbow flexor muscle contractions and the flexor carpi radialis muscle during wrist flexor muscle contractions were relatively enhanced; this contrasts with the corresponding values for the control group (Fig.
10th, 50th, and 90th percentiles of the APDF of the RMS EMG signal expressed as a percentage of MVC from the right and left ECU, flexor carpi radialis (FCR), and flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) muscles.
Our laboratory has found anatomical evidence to suggest that several human muscles (extensor carpi radialis longus [ECRL],[45] flexor carpi radialis [FCR],[45] LG,[45] and biceps brachii[46]) may be partitioned.
 
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