The flexor digitorum profundus or flexor digitorum communis profundus is a muscle in the forearm of humans that flexes the fingers. It is considered an extrinsic hand muscle because it acts on the han
Ventral view of the deep muscles of the right forearm. (From Piersol's Anatomy.)
Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Anterior interosseous nerve
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The anterior interosseous nerve is a branch of the median nerve that supplies the deep muscles on the anterior of the forearm, except the ulnar half of the flexor digitorum profundus. Its nerve roots
Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
…The lumbricals of the hand arise from the radial side of its tendons. Flexor digitorum profundus is a composite muscle innervated by the anterior interosseous nerve and ulnar nerves. The medial aspect of the muscle (which flexes the 4th and 5th digit) is supplied by the ulnar nerve (C8, T1…
Anterior interosseous nerve.Deep dissection.Anterior.