E1F Flashcards
Hand
flexor fibrous sheaths
head of metacarpal to base of distal phalanges
thumb: flexor pollicis longus
digits: flexor digitorum superficially and profundus
short muscles of the thumb
abductor pollicis brevis
flexor pollicis brevis
opponens pollicis
adductor pollicis (not part of thenar eminence)
abductor pollicis brevis origin
scaphoid, trapezium and flexor retinaculum
abductor pollicis brevis insertion
lateral aspect of base of proximal phalanx of thumb, together with flexor pollicis brevis (small sesamoid bone is present in common tendon of insertion)
abductor pollicis brevis innervation
recurrent branch median nerve
abductor pollicis brevis action
abduction of thumb at metacarpophalangeal and carpometacarpal joints
flexor pollicis brevis origin
trapezium and flexor retinaculum
flexor pollicis brevis insertion
lateral aspect of base of proximal phalanx of thumb, together with abductor pollicis brevis (small sesamoid bone is present in common tendon of insertion)
flexor pollicis brevis innervation
median nerve (recurrent branch)
flexor pollicis brevis action
flexion of thumb at metacarpophalangeal and carpometacarpal joints
opponens pollicis origin
trapezium and flexor retinaculum
opponens pollicis insertion
lateral aspect of shaft of 1st metacarpal
opponens pollicis innervation
median nerve (recurrent branch)
opponens pollicis action
opposition of thumb (acts only at carpometacarpal joint)
adductor pollicis origin
oblique head: originates from bases of 2nd and 3rd metacarpals and capitate
transverse head: originates from shaft of 3rd metacarpal
adductor pollicis insertion
medial aspect of base of proximal phalanx of thumb (small sesamoid bone is present in common tendon of insertion)
adductor pollicis innervation
deep branch of ulnar nerve
adductor pollicis action
adduction of thumb at metacarpophalangeal and carpometacarpal joints
hypothenar eminence
abductor digiti minimi
flexor digiti minimi brevis
opponens digiti minimi
abductor digiti minimi origin
pisiform bone