Flexor retinaculum of the hand

Flexor retinaculum of the hand
The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the front of the wrist and digits. (Transverse carpal ligament labeled at center.)
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Identifiers
Latinretinaculum musculorum flexorum manus (obsolete: ligamentum transversum carpi)
TA98A04.6.03.013
TA22550
FMA39988
Anatomical terminology

The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament or anterior annular ligament) is a fibrous band on the palmar side of the hand near the wrist. It arches over the carpal bones of the hands, covering them and forming the carpal tunnel.

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