The flexor carpi radialis
Flexor carpi radialis · musculus flexor carpi radialis
A forearm muscle that bends the wrist and tilts it towards the thumb.
What it does
The flexor carpi radialis runs from the inner side of the elbow to the base of the index-finger metacarpal. It bends the wrist and tilts it towards the thumb. Its tendon is easy to see at the wrist, and the pulse is taken just beside it.
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