Common flexor tendon
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Tendon
A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments and fasciae as they are all made of collagen except that ligaments join one bone to another bone, and fasciae connect muscles to other...
shared by a number of superficial flexor muscle
Muscle
Muscle is a contractile tissue of animals and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Muscle cells contain contractile filaments that move past each other and change the size of the cell. They are classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscles. Their function is to...
s in the forearm
Forearm
-See also:*Forearm flexors*Forearm muscles...
. It attaches to the medial epicondyle
Medial epicondyle of the humerus
The medial epicondyle of the humerus, larger and more prominent than the lateral epicondyle, is directed a little backward. In birds, where the arm is somewhat rotated compared to other tetrapods, it is called ventral epicondyle of the humerus....
of the humerus
Humerus
The humerus is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow....
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It serves as the origin (in part) for a number of muscles (the superficial muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm
Anterior compartment of the forearm
The anterior compartment of the forearm contains the following muscles:* "E/I" refers to "extrinsic" or "intrinsic"....
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- Pronator teres
- Flexor carpi radialis
- Palmaris longus
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
See also
- Common extensor tendonCommon extensor tendonThe common extensor tendon is a tendon shared by a number of extensor muscles in the forearm. It attaches to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus....