Flexor carpi radialis m

The flexor carpi radialis m. is one of the superficial flexor muscles (anterior compartment) of the forearm.  The muscle originates from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and inserts into the second and third metacarpal bones, and so has the actions of both flexing the wrist and producing radial deviation at the wrist.  Innervation is the median n.