Muscles of the Hands Flashcards
origin of palmaris brevis
palmar aponeurosis
insertion palmaris brevis
skin on medial palmar surface
innervation palmaris brevis
superficial branch of ulnar nerve
blood supply palmaris brevis
superficial palmar arch
action of palmaris brevis
crinkles skin of hypothenar eminence, may improve grip
origin abductor pollicis brevis
flexor retinaculum, trapezium, scaphoid
insertion abductor pollicis brevis
proximal phalanx of pollex
innervation abductor pollicis brevis
recurrent branch of median nerve
blood supply abductor pollicis brevis
superficial palmar branch of radial artery
action of abductor pollicis brevis
abducts pollex
what are the thenar group
abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis
what innervates all thenar group muscles
the recurrent branch of median nerve
origin flexor pollicis brevis
flexor retinaculum, trapezium, scaphoid
insertion flexor pollicis brevis
proximal phalanx of pollex
innervation flexor pollicis brevis
recurrent branch of median nerve
blood supply flexor pollicis brevis
superficial palmar branch of radial artery
action of flexor pollicis brevis
flexes pollex
origin of opponens pollicis
flexor retinaculum, trapezium, scaphoid
insertion opponens pollicis
1st metacarpal
innervation opponens pollicis
recurrent branch of median nerve
blood supply opponens pollicis
superficial palmar branch of radial artery
hypothenar group
abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, opponens digiti minimi
origin abductor digiti minimi
pisiform
insertion abductor digiti minimi
proximal phalanx of digit 5