📖 Static demo — read-only snapshot
You’re browsing a static build of the Body IQ knowledge graph, so everything loads with no backend. A few things that need the live server are turned off here:
- Global search (sidebar) is disabled — it queries the API.
- The JSON API and the API “Try it” playgroundaren’t included.
- The data is a snapshot — it refreshes only when the demo is rebuilt, not live from the database.
Everything else — the body map, progression ladders, coverage heatmap, exercise finder, and all anatomy/exercise/source pages — works fully. The full app (live search + API + database) runs from the source on GitHub.
Palmaris Longus
Superficial forearm muscle. Weak wrist flexor that tenses the palmar aponeurosis. Absent in ~14% of the population.
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Anatomy
- Origin
- Medial epicondyle via anterior common tendon
- Insertion
- Palmar aponeurosis
- Action
- Weak wrist flexion, tenses palmar aponeurosis
- Innervation
- Median nerve (C7-C8)
- Blood Supply
- Branches from median nerve artery and ulnar artery
Movements (1)
| Movement | Joint | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrist Flexion | Radiocarpal Joint | Secondary | — |
Exercises (2)
| Exercise | Role |
|---|---|
| Wrist Circles (AROM) | Synergist |
| Desk Wrist Flexor Stretch | lengthening |
Sources
- Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation — Anatomy of Palmaris Longus — origin, insertion, action, innervation
- Muscles: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain — Manual muscle testing for Palmaris Longus