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There are 3 layers of extrinsic flexors:  the superficial muscles, the intermediate muscles, and the deep muscles.

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Superficial Extrinsic Flexors | Intermediate Extrinsic Flexors | Deep Extrinsic Flexors
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis | Flexor Digitorm Profundus | Flexor Carpi Radialis | Palmar Longus
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris | Flexor Pollicis Longus | Extrinsic Muscles | Extrinsic Extensorsl | Intrinsic Muscles
Muscle Arrangement | Help | Hand Kinesiology

Lorie Richards and Janice Loudon, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Allied Health,
Occupational and Physical Therapy Education, October 1997