Back عضلة مثنية كعبرية للرسغ Arabic Múscul palmar major Catalan Musculus flexor carpi radialis German Músculo flexor radial del carpo Spanish ماهیچه خمکننده مچ به زند زبرین Persian Muscle fléchisseur radial du carpe French Músculo flexor radial do carpo Galician השריר כופף שורש היד החישורי HE Radijalni pregibač zapešća Croatian Orsócsonti csuklóhajlító izom Hungarian
| Flexor carpi radialis muscle | |
|---|---|
 Anterior view of the left forearm. Superficial muscles. (Flexor carpi radialis and its tendon visible in blue.) | |
 Anterior view of right upper extremity. (Flex. carp. rad. labeled at upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon) |
| Insertion | Bases of second and third metacarpal bones |
| Artery | Ulnar artery |
| Nerve | Median nerve |
| Actions | Flexion and abduction at wrist |
| Antagonist | Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus flexor carpi radialis |
| TA98 | A04.6.02.028 |
| TA2 | 2481 |
| FMA | 38459 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
In anatomy, flexor carpi radialis is a muscle of the human forearm that acts to flex and (radially) abduct the hand. The Latin carpus means wrist; hence flexor carpi is a flexor of the wrist.