learnanatomy.org

Muscular system

Pronator quadratus

Open in 3D →Left · Right

System: Muscular system
Regions: Upper limb
Side: Left and right
Part of: Deep part of anterior compartment of forearm

Pronator quadratus highlighted in a 3D model of the human body — 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

Pronator quadratus is a square-shaped muscle on the distal forearm that acts to pronate (turn so the palm faces downwards) the hand.

Continue reading on Wikipedia →

Source: Wikipedia · Text licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · This text comes from the source data and has not been reviewed by a person yet.

Muscle attachments

Origin

Ulna

Insertion

Radius

Names

Latin: Pronator quadratus
English: Pronator quadratus
French: Carré pronateur
Spanish: Pronador cuadrado
Portuguese: Pronador quadrado

In the same group