Other muscles of palm Flashcards
1
Q
Attachment of palmaris brevis
A
Dermis on medial margin of hand
2
Q
Action of palmaris brevis
A
Improves grip by wrinkling skin of hypothenar eminence and deepening curvature of hand
3
Q
Innervation of palmaris brevis
A
Ulnar nerve
4
Q
What artery passes between heads of adductor pollicis
A
Radial artery (forms deep palmar arch)
5
Q
Origin of adductor pollicis
A
Oblique head - capitate and adjacent areas of metacarpals 2 + 3
Transverse head - metacarpal 3
6
Q
Attachment of adductor pollicis
A
Base of proximal phalanx of thumb
7
Q
Action of adductor pollicis
A
Adducts thumb
8
Q
Innervation of adductor pollicis
A
Ulnar nerve
9
Q
Origin of palmaris brevis
A
Palmar aponeurosis and flexor retinaculum
