With humans the muscle rises exclusive to the Ulna.

With the four-legged mammals the muscle has 3 muscle origins, thus three heads:

• Caput humerale: rises at the Epicondylus medialis the Humerus
• Caput radial: rises at the radius
• Caput ulnare: rises to the Ulna

Function

The Musculus flexor digitorum profundus bends the 2. - 5. Fingers up to the stop, in addition he is involved in the diffraction of the hand in the wrist.

See also

• List of important skeleton muscles

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