====== Front of forearm ======

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=== ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT ===

**SUPERFICIAL**

^ Muscle                          ^                         ^ Origin                                                                         ^ Insertion                                             ^ Artery                       ^ Nerve                             ^ Action                                                         ^ Antagonist                                                                              ^
| pronator teres                  | गोल अवतानिका            | humeral head: medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon)              | pronator tuberosity of radius                         | ulnar artery, radial artery  | median nerve                      | pronates forearm, flexes elbow                                 | supinator                                                                               |
|                                 |                         | ulnar head: coronoid process of ulna                                           |                                                       |                              |                                   |                                                                |                                                                                         |
| flexor carpi radialis           | बहिर्मणिबंध आकुंचनी     | medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon)                            | bases of second metacarpal, base of third metacarpal  | radial artery                |                                   | flexes and abducts wrist                                       | extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus                          |
| palmaris longus                 | दीर्घ करतलिका           |                                                                                | palmar aponeurosis                                    | ulnar artery                 |                                   | flexes wrist                                                   | extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi ulnaris  |
| flexor carpi ulnaris            | अंतर्मणिबंध आकुंचनी     |                                                                                | pisiform, hook of hamate, base of fifth metacarpal    |                              | muscular branches of ulnar nerve  | flexes and adducts wrist                                       | extensor carpi ulnaris                                                                  |
| flexor digitorum superficialis  | उपरस्थि अंगुलि आकुंचनी  | medial epicondyle of humerus (common flexor tendon), parts of radius and ulna  | bases of middle phalanges 2, 3, 4, and 5              |                              | median nerve                      | flexes fingers (primarily at proximal interphalangeal joints)  | extensor digitorum                                                                      |

**DEEP**

^ Muscle                      ^                        ^ Origin                                                        ^ Insertion                           ^ Artery                        ^ Nerve                                                      ^ Action                                       ^ Antagonist                                          ^
| pronator quadratus          | चतुरस्र अवतानिका       | medial anterior surface of ulna                               | lateral anterior surface of radius  | anterior interosseous artery  | anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve)                 | weakly pronates forearm                      | supinator                                           |
| flexor digitorum profundus  | गभीर अंगुलि आकुंचनी    | ulna                                                          | distal phalanges                    |                               | lateral belly: anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve)  | flexes wrist, flexes interphalangeal joints  | extensor digitorum                                  |
|                             |                        |                                                               |                                     |                               | medial belly: muscular branches of ulna nerve              |                                              |                                                     |
| flexor pollicis longus      | दीर्घ अंगुष्ठ आकुंचनी  | middle half of volar surface of radius, interosseus membrane  | base of distal phalanx of thumb     |                               | anterior interosseous nerve (median nerve) (C8, T1)        | flexes thumb                                 | extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis  |


===== DISSECTION  =====



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