Musculus flexor digitorum superficialis

Beginning:


 * Forearm muscles front superficial.pngcaput humeroulnare - caput commune ulnare below the epicondyle of the humerus and on the lig. collaterale ulnare of the elbow joint and partly on the ulna;


 * caput radiale - on the radius, along the attachment of the m. supinator.

Extension: each of the four tendons bifurcates (chiasma tendinum) at the base of the middle link of the finger.

Innervation: nervus medianus (C7-Th1).

Function: flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers.