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There are several muscles involved in flexing the hand.

- Palmaris longus (flexes hand)

- Flexor carpi radialis (flexes and abducts hand)

- Flexor carpi ulnaris (flexes and adducts hand)

- Flexor digitorum superficialis (flexes proximal and middle phalanges, flexes hand)

- Flexor digitorum profundus (flexes phalanges and hand)

- Flexor pollicis longus (flexes thumb and hand)

- Flexor pollicis brevis (flexes thumb)

There are also a few more I did not include that flex specific digits of the hand

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There are more than one. There are 30 muscles that work the hand. The flexor carpus radialis, flexor carpus ulnaris, and palmaris longus muscles working together flex the hand at the wrist.

The flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus flex the fingers and thumb.

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There are more than one. There are 30 muscles that work the hand. The flexor carpus radialis, flexor carpus ulnaris, and palmaris longus muscles working together flex the hand at the wrist.

The flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus flex the fingers and thumb.

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one muscle is the Flexor Carpi Radialis, it is a thin tendon at the wrist and inserts onto the base of the 2nd metacarpal.

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flexor digitorium superficialis

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supraspinatus and

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Flexor Carpi Radialis

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Flexor carpi ulnaris

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What muscle will flex the hand?

There are several muscles involved in flexing the hand. - Palmaris longus (flexes hand) - Flexor carpi radialis (flexes and abducts hand) - Flexor carpi ulnaris (flexes and adducts hand) - Flexor digitorum superficialis (flexes proximal and middle phalanges, flexes hand) - Flexor digitorum profundus (flexes phalanges and hand) - Flexor pollicis longus (flexes thumb and hand) - Flexor pollicis brevis (flexes thumb) There are also a few more I did not include that flex specific digits of the hand


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