What Is the Flexor Hallucis Longus?

The flexor hand is the muscle that bends the wrist or fingers.

Hand flexors

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The flexor hand is the muscle that bends the wrist or fingers.

Chinese name

Hand flexors

Explanation

Muscles that bend wrists or fingers

Location

Below the firm ligaments of the flexor branches

Other flexors

Ulnar wrist flexor and radial wrist flexor

Muscles that bend wrists or fingers

If you press down on your fingertips firmly, you will feel a contraction of the flexors under the forearm. These six muscles are attached near the elbow and have long tendons attached to various parts of the hand. These tendons pass under a firm ligament called the flexor branch , which supports the tendon channels at the wrist. All flexors, with the exception of the long palm muscle , are named for their function, size, or location. For example, the superficial flexor muscle is a superficial (shallow) muscle that flexes the fingers. Other flexors include ulnar flexor and radial flexor .