Week 4 Flashcards
Origin of Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Lateral pillars (scaphoid and trapezium); Flexor Retinaculum
Insertion of Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Proximal phalanx 1 - lateral base
Nerve of Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Motor recurrent nerve (C8T1)
Action of Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Thumb abduction at CM and MP joints; assists in opposition
Origin of Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Superficial Head: Distal lateral pillars; Flexor retinaculum
Deep Head: Capitate and Trapezoid
Insertion of Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Proximal phalanx 1 - lateral base
Nerve of Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Superficial head: motor recurrent nerve (C8T1)
Deep head: ulnar nerve (C8T1)
Action of Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Thumb flexion at MP joint
Origin of Opponens Pollicis
Distal Lateral Pillars; Flexor Retinaculum
Insertion of Opponens Pollicis
MC1 - shaft, lateral 1/2 palmar surface, whole length
Nerve of Opponens Pollicis
Motor Recurrent nerve (C8T1)
Action of Opponens Pollicis
Thumb opposition at CM joint
Origin of Adductor Pollicis
Oblique head: MC’s 2+3 - anterior bases; Capitate and Trapezoid
Transverse head: MC 3- anterior shaft
Insertion of Adductor Pollicis
Proximal phalanx 1 - medial base
Nerve of Adductor Pollicis
Deep ulnar nerve (C8T1)