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flexor carpi ulnaris
Origin:
1) humeral head: medial condyle of humerus
2) ulnar head: olecranon process & upper 3/5 of posterior border of ulna
Insertion:
-> pisiform bone, with continuation to the 5th metacarpal bone via the pisometacarpal ligament
Action: flexes & abducts wrist ulnarward
Innervation: ulnar nerve
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
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