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Anterior compartment of the forearm
Cross-section through the middle of the forearm. (Anterior compartment is at top; posterior compartment is at bottom.)
Details
Artery	Ulnar artery
Nerve	Median nerve (anterior interosseous nerve), ulnar nerve (muscular branches of ulnar nerve)
Identifiers
Latin	compartimentum antebrachii anterius
TA98	A04.6.01.004
TA2	2476
FMA	12255
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The anterior compartment of the forearm (or flexor compartment) contains the following muscles:

The muscles are largely involved with flexion and supination. The superficial muscles have their origin on the common flexor tendon. The ulnar nerve and artery are also contained within this compartment. The flexor digitorum superficialis lies in between the other four muscles of the superficial group and the three muscles of the deep group. This is why it is also classified as the intermediate group.

See also

• Compartment syndrome
• Posterior compartment of the forearm

References

1. "Topographical Anatomy of the Upper Limb - Listed Alphabetically". University of Arkansas. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
2. ^ Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2010). "Upper Limb". Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 746–749. ISBN 978-0-7817-7525-0.

External links

• MedicalMnemonics.com: 273 1117
• Topographical Anatomy of the Upper Limb - Listed Alphabetically Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine University of Arkansas

Additional images

• Transverse section across distal ends of radius and ulna.
• Transverse section across the wrist and digits.

• Muscles of the upper limb