Anterior compartment of the forearm

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
TA	A04.6.01.004
FMA	12255
Anatomical terminology []

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

The muscles are largely involved with flexion and pronation. 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.

Transverse section across distal ends of radius and ulna.

Transverse section across the wrist and digits.