Transverse carpal ligament, the scaphoid and trapezium[1]
Insertion
Base of the proximal phalanx of thumb
Artery
Superficial palmar arch
Nerve
Recurrent branch of the median nerve
Actions
Abduction of the thumb by acting across the carpometacarpal joint and the metacarpophalangeal joint. It also assists in opposition and extension of the thumb.
Antagonist
Adductor pollicis muscle
Identifiers
Latin
musculus abductor pollicis brevis
TA98
A04.6.02.054
TA2
2521
FMA
37373
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The abductor pollicis brevis is a muscle in the hand that functions as an abductor of the thumb.
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The abductorpollicisbrevis is a muscle in the hand that functions as an abductor of the thumb. The abductorpollicisbrevis is a flat, thin muscle located...
tendon of the flexor pollicis longus to join the lateral portion of the flexor pollicisbrevis and the abductorpollicisbrevis. The transverse head (Latin:...
extensor pollicis longus or abductorpollicis longus muscle. In a close relationship to the abductorpollicis longus, the extensor pollicisbrevis both extends...
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flexor in the thenar muscle group. The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group (opponens and abductorbrevismuscle), moving the thumb in...
extensor hood mechanism. Palmaris brevis which is a superficial muscle and adductor pollicis are also intrinsic muscles. The fingers have two long flexors...
the extensor pollicisbrevis and the abductorpollicisbrevis. Except for abducting the hand, it flexes the hand towards the palm and abducts it radially...
paralysis of the muscles served by this nerve (the extensor muscles and the abductorpollicis longus.) Many possible causes are known for this nerve syndrome...
the extensor pollicisbrevis and the abductorpollicisbrevis. Except for abducting the hand, it flexes the hand towards the palm and abducts it radially...
in older texts) is a muscle in the hand. It is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the palmaris brevis, abductor digiti minimi and flexor...
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considered it part of either adductor pollicis or flexor pollicisbrevis. However, the deep head of the flexor pollicisbrevis originates on the thumb's ulnar...
pollicis. In the thenar eminence, the recurrent branch of the median nerve provides motor innervation to: opponens pollicismuscleabductorpollicis brevis...
thenar group. Flexor pollicisbrevis, which lies next to the abductor, will flex the thumb, curling it up in the palm. (The flexor pollicis longus, which is...
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