flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser)
flexor
1. causing flexion.
2. a muscle that flexes a joint.
flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum.
flex·or (fl k s r)n. 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
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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