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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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Can be quickly developed through weight exercises flexor carpi radialis Small but crucial muscle on the forearm which flexes and extends the hand brachioradialis Running along the forearm, it helps bend the elbow.
1999) has also demonstrated greater activation of the extensor carpi radialis than the flexor carpi radialis in the handgrip contraction used during tennis volleys.
Medial to it, two prominent tendons extend toward the palmar aspect of the hand--the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle is lateral, and the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle is medial.
 
 
 
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