Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
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Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) is a muscle in the second(intermediate) layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm that splits into four tendons, passes under the flexor retinaculum and through the carpal tunnel, to insert into the middle phalanx of the 2nd-4th digits.
Summary
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origin
- humeroulnar head: medial epicondyle of the humerus and coronoid process of the ulna
- radial head: diaphysis of the radius
- insertion: via four tendons into the volar aspect of the middle phalanges of digits 2-4 (index, middle, ring and little fingers)
- innervation: median nerve (C7-T1)
- action: flexion of the proximal interphalangel joint
-<p><strong>Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)</strong> is a muscle in the second<sup> </sup>layer of the anterior compartment of the <a href="/articles/forearm">forearm</a> that splits into four tendons, passes under the <a href="/articles/flexor-retinaculum">flexor retinaculum</a> and through the <a href="/articles/carpal-tunnel">carpal tunnel</a>, to insert into the middle phalanx of the 2nd-4th digits. </p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p><strong>Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)</strong> is a muscle in the second<sup> </sup>(intermediate) layer of the <a href="/articles/anterior-compartment-of-the-forearm">anterior compartment of the forearm</a> that splits into four tendons, passes under the <a href="/articles/flexor-retinaculum">flexor retinaculum</a> and through the <a href="/articles/carpal-tunnel">carpal tunnel</a>, to insert into the middle phalanx of the 2nd-4th digits. </p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
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