Flexor carpi ulnaris

M. flexor carpi ulnaris

Carpal flexor on the caudal surface of the forearm.

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3D model of this piece: Vet Atlas procedural musculature, CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

It has two heads: a deep humeral head and a thinner, superficial ulnar head. Both end on the accessory carpal bone.

Accessory carpal bone (os carpi accessorium).

Flexes the carpus.

Ulnar nerve (n. ulnaris).