Medical

anterior compartment of arm

[TA]

anterior portion of the space enclosed by the brachial fascia, separated from the posterior compartment by the humerus and the lateral and medial intermuscular septa that extend from it; contains muscles that produce flexion, all innervated by the musculocutaneous nerve.

Synonym(s): compartimentum brachii anterius [TA], compartimentum brachii flexorum [TA], flexor compartment of arm ☆

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References in periodicals archive

The anterior compartment of arm muscles are innervated by musculocutaneous nerve after it perforates the coracobrachialis muscle.

Topographic and Biometric Study of Radial Nerve Branches to the Muscles of the Anterior Compartment of the Arm/ Estudio Topografico y Biometrico de los Ramos del Nervio Radial para los Musculos del Compartimiento Anterior del Brazo

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