Flexor Digitorum Superficialis – Hand

Flexor Digitorum Superficialis – Hand

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flexor digitorum superficialis

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Anatomy

Origin
Humeroulnar head—medial epicondyle of the humerus through common tendon, medial margin of the coronoid process of ulna.  Radial head—anterior surface of shaft of radius.
Insertion
Four tendons divide into two slips; each slips insert into the sides (margins of the anterior surfaces) of the middle phalanges of four fingers (II to V).
Nerve

Median nerve (C7, C8, T1).

Actions

Flexes the middle phalanges of the fingers.

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