Humeral head of pronator teres at a glance
- What it is
- The larger, superficial head of pronator teres.
- Location
- Origin: medial epicondyle via the common flexor tendon (the ulnar head is from the coronoid process). Insertion: middle of the lateral surface of the radius.
- Function
- Pronates the forearm and weakly flexes the elbow.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA38560 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: median nerve (C6–C7)
- The median nerve passes between its two heads
Clinical relevance
Median nerve compression here is pronator syndrome.
Structures next to the humeral head of pronator teres
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Common interosseous artery · cardiovascular
- Ulnar head of pronator teres · muscular
- Supinator · muscular
- Brachioradialis · muscular
- Anterior ulnar recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Recurrent interosseous artery · cardiovascular
- Anconeus · muscular
- Basilic vein · cardiovascular
- Radial recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Median cubital vein · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Humeral head of pronator teres (FMA38560). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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