Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand Flashcards
Attachments of abductor digiti minimi
O: pisiform and pisometacarpal ligament
I: ulnar side of proximal phalanx of little finger and DDE
Nerve supply of abductor digiti minimi
ulnar nerve T1
Action of abductor digiti minimi
abducts little finger
Function of abductor digiti minimi
gripping large object
Attachments of Flexor Digiti Minimi
O: hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum
I: base of proximal phalanx of little finger
Nerve supply of Flexor digiti minimi
Ulnar nerve T1
Action of Flexor Digiti minimi
flexes the MCP joint of little finger
Function of flexor digiti minimi
gripping object
Attachments of opponens digiti minimi
O: hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum
I: palmar surface of 5th metacarpal
Nerve supply of opponens digiti minimi
Ulnar nerve T1
Action of opponens digiti minimi
opposes little finger
What are the attachments of the lumbraicals?
O: lateral dies of the flexor digitorum profundus tendons
I: lateral edge of DDE of same finger
Action of the lumbricals
flex the MCP joint, extend the DIP and PIP joint of all fingers (duck)
what is the nerve supply of the lumbricals
lateral two - median nerve T1
medial two - ulnar nerve T1
Attachments of the palmar interossei
O: 1st and 2nd originate on medial side of respective metacarpals
3rd and 4th originate on lateral side of ring and little finger respectively
I: DDE and base of proximal phalanx of the same digit