Hand & Wrist

Muscles in the Hand & Wrist region

42 entries

All Types 42 Muscles 42 Bones 29 Tendons 64 Ligaments 107 Nerves 20 Bursae 20 Joints 39 Vessels 20

42 entries · Muscles

Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi (Hand) musculus abductor digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The abductor digiti minimi is the most medial hypothenar muscle, forming the visible ulnar border of… Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi Hand Detail musculus abductor digiti minimi manus detail Hand & Wrist ADM forms the lateral hypothenar eminence and is the most ulnar muscle in the palm. It… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The abductor pollicis brevis is the most superficial thenar muscle, forming the rounded prominence of the… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis Detail musculus abductor pollicis brevis detail Hand & Wrist APB is the most superficial thenar muscle and the primary palmar thumb abductor. Its unique insertion… Muscle Adductor Pollicis musculus adductor pollicis Hand & Wrist The adductor pollicis is the deepest thenar muscle and the primary provider of key pinch force,… Muscle Adductor Pollicis Oblique Head caput obliquum m. adductoris pollicis Hand & Wrist The oblique head provides the primary adduction force for key pinch. Its more proximal origin gives… Muscle Adductor Pollicis Transverse Head caput transversum m. adductoris pollicis Hand & Wrist The transverse head originates from the entire third metacarpal shaft, providing a transverse pull compressing the… Muscle Dorsal Interossei (Hand) musculi interossei dorsales manus Hand & Wrist The four dorsal interossei are bipennate muscles filling the four metacarpal spaces on the dorsal hand,… Muscle Extensor Digitorum Brevis Manus musculus extensor digitorum brevis manus Hand & Wrist The extensor digitorum brevis manus (EDBM) is a rare anomalous muscle on the dorsal wrist and… Muscle First Dorsal Interosseous (Detail) musculus interosseus dorsalis primus manus detail Hand & Wrist The first DI is the largest dorsal interosseous and the first intrinsic to show wasting in… Muscle First Lumbrical Detail (Hand) musculus lumbricalis primus manus detail Hand & Wrist The first lumbrical is the most radial and is median-nerve innervated (unlike lumbricals 3 and 4… Muscle First Lumbrical of the Hand musculus lumbricalis primus manus Hand & Wrist The first lumbrical is the most radially placed hand lumbrical, arising from the radial border of… Muscle First Palmar Interosseous of the Hand musculus interosseus palmaris primus manus Hand & Wrist The first palmar interosseous is unique in that it adducts the thumb toward the palm, working… Muscle Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis manus Hand & Wrist The flexor digiti minimi brevis is the central hypothenar muscle, flexing the little finger at the… Muscle Flexor Digiti Minimi Hand Detail musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis manus detail Hand & Wrist FDM is the central hypothenar muscle. Its hook of hamate origin makes it the muscle most… Muscle Flexor Hallucis Brevis Medial Head caput mediale m. flexoris hallucis brevis Hand & Wrist The medial head of FHB inserts via the medial sesamoid and is primarily responsible for the… Muscle Flexor Pollicis Brevis musculus flexor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The flexor pollicis brevis has the unusual distinction of dual innervation, with the superficial head supplied… Muscle Flexor Pollicis Brevis Deep Head caput profundum m. flexoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The deep head is ulnar-innervated (unlike the superficial head which is median), making FPB the only… Muscle Flexor Pollicis Brevis Superficial Head caput superficiale m. flexoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The superficial head is the median-innervated component inserting on the radial sesamoid. It is the primary… Muscle Fourth Dorsal Interosseous of the Hand musculus interosseus dorsalis quartus manus Hand & Wrist The fourth dorsal interosseous is the most ulnar of the dorsal interossei, abducting the ring finger… Muscle Fourth Lumbrical Detail (Hand) musculus lumbricalis quartus manus detail Hand & Wrist The fourth lumbrical is the most ulnar and is ulnar-nerve innervated. Its origin from two FDP… Muscle Fourth Lumbrical of the Hand musculus lumbricalis quartus manus Hand & Wrist The fourth lumbrical is bipennate, the most ulnar of the four hand lumbricals, and is exclusively… Muscle Hypothenar Eminence Group musculi eminentiae hypothenaris Hand & Wrist The hypothenar eminence is formed by ADM, FDM, and ODM. All three receive deep ulnar nerve… Muscle Interosseous Dorsalis I (First) musculus interosseus dorsalis primus manus Hand & Wrist The first dorsal interosseous is the most prominent and easily tested interosseous muscle, forming the rounded…

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