Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,909,798,467 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

flexor digitorum superficialis

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
flexor digitorum superficialis,
the largest superficial muscle of the forearm, lying in the second of four layers. The muscle flexes the second phalanx of each finger and, by continued action, the hand. Also called flexor digitorum sublimis. Compare flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, pronator teres.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
There are four tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle going to fingers 2-5, responsible for flexing the middle joint of the fingers (Figure 1A), four tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle also going to fingers 2-5 responsible for flexing the distal joint of the fingers (Figure 1B), and one tendon from the flexor pollicus longus muscle going to the thumb to flex the thumb (Figure 1C).
The electrodes are positioned over the extensor digitorum, extensor pollicis brevis, flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor pollicis longus, and adductor pollicis muscles.
31]P magnetic spectroscopy measurements taken from the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle that showed equal relative total contributions of PCr hydrolysis, glycolysis, and oxidative phosphorylation to ATP production between women and men during 3 min of intermittent finger flexion exercise (Mattei et al.
 
 
flexor
flexor carpi radial muscle
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexor carpi radialis muscle
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
flexor contracture
flexor contracture
flexor contracture
Flexor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
flexor digiti minimi brevis manus
flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis
Flexor digiti minimi muscle
Flexor Digitorum Accessorius
Flexor Digitorum Accessorius Longus Muscle
Flexor Digitorum and Hallucis Longus
flexor digitorum brevis
flexor digitorum brevis
Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor digitorum longus muscle
Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Flexor digitorum sublimis
flexor digitorum superficialis
Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
flexor hallucis brevis
flexor hallucis brevis
Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
Flexor hallucis longus
Flexor hallucis longus
Flexor hallucis longus muscle
Flexor Inhibitor 6
flexor muscle
flexor muscle
flexor muscle
flexor muscle of fingers, deep
flexor muscle of fingers, deep
flexor muscle of fingers, deep
flexor muscle of fingers, superficial
flexor muscle of fingers, superficial
flexor muscle of fingers, superficial
flexor muscle of great toe, long
flexor muscle of great toe, long
flexor muscle of great toe, long
flexor muscle of great toe, short
flexor muscle of great toe, short
flexor muscle of great toe, short
flexor muscle of little finger, short
flexor muscle of little finger, short
flexor muscle of little finger, short
flexor muscle of little toe, short
flexor muscle of little toe, short
flexor muscle of little toe, short
flexor muscle of thumb, long
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.