Wrist and Hand Muscles Flashcards
muscles of the thenar eminence
abductor pollicis brevis
flexor pollicis brevis
opponens pollicis
adductor pollicis
abductor pollicis brevis
-origin
flexor retinaculum
tubercles of scaphoid and trepezium
abductor pollicis brevis
-insertion
lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
abductor pollicis brevis
-action
thumb abduction
helps with thumb opposition
abductor pollicis brevis
-innervation
recurrent branch of median nerve (C8, T1)
flexor pollicis brevis
-origin
superficial head -flexor retinaculum -tubercle of trapezium deep head -floor of carpal tunnel
flexor pollicis brevis
-insertion
lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
flexor pollicis brevis
-action
flexes thumb
flexor pollicis brevis
-innervation
superficial head
-recurrent branch of median nerve (C8, T1)
deep head
-deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1)
opponens pollicis
-origin
flexor retinaculum
tubercle of trapezium
opponens pollicis
-insertion
lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
opponens pollicis
-actions
opposes thumb toward center of palm
rotates it medially
opponens pollicis
-innervation
recurrent branch of median nerve (C8, T1)
also possibly deep branch of ulnar nerve
adductor pollicis
-origin
oblique head -bases of metacarpal 2, 3 -capitate -adjacent carpal bones transverse head -anterior surface of 3rd metacarpal
adductor pollicis
-insertion
medial side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
adductor pollicis
-actions
adducts thumb toward middle digit
adductor pollicis
-innervation
deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1)
abductor digiti minimi
-origin
pisiform bone