Ulnar head of pronator teres at a glance
- What it is
- The smaller ulnar head of pronator teres.
- Location
- Originates from the medial coronoid process of the ulna and joins the humeral head to insert onto the 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
- FMA38562 (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 causes pronator syndrome.
Structures next to the ulnar head of pronator teres
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Brachioradialis · muscular
- Humeral head of pronator teres · muscular
- Supinator · muscular
- Common interosseous artery · cardiovascular
- Extensor carpi radialis longus · muscular
- Ulnar head of flexor carpi ulnaris · muscular
- Anterior ulnar recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Ulna · skeletal
- Anconeus · muscular
- Recurrent interosseous artery · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Ulnar head of pronator teres (FMA38562). 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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