Flexor pollicis brevis muscle
Muscle in the thenar compartment / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article uses anatomical terminology.
The flexor pollicis brevis is a muscle in the hand that flexes the thumb. It is one of three thenar muscles.[1][2] It has both a superficial part and a deep part.
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Flexor pollicis brevis muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | Trapezium, flexor retinaculum |
Insertion | Thumb, proximal phalanx |
Artery | Superficial palmar arch |
Nerve | Recurrent branch of the median nerve, deep branch of ulnar nerve (medial head) |
Actions | Flexes the thumb at the first metacarpophalangeal joint |
Antagonist | Extensor pollicis longus and brevis |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus flexor pollicis brevis |
TA98 | A04.6.02.055 |
TA2 | 2522 |
FMA | 37378 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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