Muscles-Hand Flashcards
Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Origin: Flexor retinaculum/tubercles of scaphoid & trapezium
Insertion: Lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Nerve: Recurrent branch of median nerve, Deep branch of ulnar nerve
Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Origin: Flexor retinaculum/tubercles of scaphoid & trapezium
Insertion: Lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Nerve: Recurrent branch of median nerve
Opponens Pollicis
Origin: Flexor retinaculum/tubercles of scaphoid & trapezium
Insertion: Lateral side of 1st metacarpal
Nerve: Recurrent branch of median nerve
Adductor Pollicis
Origin: Bases of 2nd & 3rd metacarpals, Capitate, Adjacent carpals
Insertion: Medial side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Nerve: Deep branch of ulnar nerve
Flexor Digiti Minimi
Origin: Pisiform
Insertion: Medial side of base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit
Nerve: Deep branch of ulnar nerve
Abductor Digiti Minimi
Origin: Hook of hamate, Flexor retinaculum
Insertion: Medial side of base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit
Nerve: Deep branch of ulnar nerve
Opponens Digiti Minimi
Origin: Hook of hamate, Flexor retinaculum
Insertion: Medial border of 5th metacarpal
Nerve: Deep branch of ulnar nerve
Palmer Interossei
Origin: Palmar surfaces of metacarpals
Insertion: Proximal phalanges, Extensor expansions of digits
Nerve: Deep branch of ulnar nerve
Dorsal Interossei
Origin: Adjacent sides of 2 metacarpals
Insertion: Proximal phalanges, Extensor expansions of digits
Nerve: Deep branch of ulnar nerve