Muscles of Hand

Abductor Pollicis Brevis:action

Abducts thumb
Opponens Pollicis:action

Opposes thumb to fingers
Flexor Pollicis Brevis:action
- Flexes
- Abducts thumb
Adductor Pollicis:action

Adducts thumb(towads palm at right angles)
Abductor Digiti Minimi:action

Abducts little finger
Flexor Digiti Minimi:action

Flexes little finger
Opponens Digiti Minimis:action

Opposes little finger to thumb
Lumbricals:action
- Flexes metacarpal phalangeal joints (2-5)
- Extends middle and distal phalanges
Dorsal Interossel:action

Abduction of digits (2-5)
Palmar Interossel:action

Adduction of digits (2-5)

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Muscles of Hand

Description

Intrinsic Muscles of the hand

Updated

2011-03-23T17:00:48Z

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