flexor muscle

flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser)

1. causing flexion.

2. a muscle that flexes a joint.

flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum.

flex·or (fl

A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.

flexor

[flek′sər]

Etymology: L, bender

a muscle that flexes a joint.

flexor [flek´ser]

1. causing flexion.

2. a muscle that flexes a joint; see muscle.

flexor

any muscle that flexes a joint. See Table 13.

flexor reflex

a spinal reflex in which a painful (pressure) stimulus applied to a toe, coronary band or heel bulb, results in a flexion, or withdrawal, of the leg. A test of the integrity of the reflex arc and sensory pathways. Called also withdrawal reflex.

flexor retinaculum

any bracelet-like band of fibrous tissue on the flexor surface of a joint, e.g. transverse palmar carpal ligament.

flexor spasm

see myoclonus.

flexor tendon

tendons of the superficial and deep digital flexor muscles, situated behind the metacarpal or metatarsal bones.

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abductor muscle of little toe
articular muscle
carpal tunnel
Corti's tunnel
deltoid muscle
depressor muscle of angle of mouth
depressor muscle of lower lip
extrinsic muscle
flexor carpi radialis
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor retinaculum
hamstring tendon
pronator teres
tendon graft
thenar muscles
triangular muscle
tunnel

Harris KD, Heer DM, Roy TC, Santos DM, Whitman JM, Wainner RS (2005) Reliability of a measurement of neck flexor muscle endurance.

Evaluation of outcomes in patients with neck pain treated with ... by Carpenter, Kristin J.; Mintken, Paul E.; Cleland, Joshua A. / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy

Clinical research has proven that the overuse of the flexor muscles that close the hand, and under use of the extensor muscles, which open the hand, cause the hand to collapse in on itself, squeezing the carpal tunnel, restricting space and initiating the cycle of pain, numbing and weakness.

Home Treatment for Carpel Tunnel Treatment by justin kenedy / Health, general community

The front foot should be pointed straight ahead and your trailing knee extended to stretch the frontal thigh and hip flexor muscles.

How to Lose Weight from Your Thighs by Erick N. / Food/cooking/nutrition community

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