Flexor Carpi Radialis
Function
The flexor carpi radialis muscle does the following:
- Flexes the wrist.This means that the flexor carpi radialis muscle bends the wrist joint such that the angle between the palm of the hand and the front of the forearm decreases (i.e. it moves the palm of the hand toward the front of the forearm).
- Abducts the hand.This means that the flexor carpi radialis muscle bends the wrist sideways such that the thumb side of the hand moves toward the forearm.
The muscular anatomy image shown here is in the public domain. It may have been modified by ShapeSense.com, but was originally acquired at the following address:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flexor-carpi-radialis.png
