Body Region: Hand & Wrist

  • May 2, 2026
    The third dorsal interosseous abducts the middle finger toward the ring finger, opposing the second dorsal interosseous. Together with the…
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    The fourth dorsal interosseous is the most ulnar of the dorsal interossei, abducting the ring finger toward the little finger.…
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    The second lumbrical is unipennate from the second FDP tendon and is the second median-nerve lumbrical. Together with the first,…
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    The first palmar interosseous is unique in that it adducts the thumb toward the palm, working with adductor pollicis in…
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    The second palmar interosseous (PAD: Palmar ADducts) adducts the ring finger toward the axis of the middle finger. It lies…
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    The third palmar interosseous adducts the little finger from its naturally abducted position toward the ring finger. It is the…
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    The first lumbrical is the most radially placed hand lumbrical, arising from the radial border of the first FDP tendon…
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    The extensor digitorum brevis manus (EDBM) is a rare anomalous muscle on the dorsal wrist and hand, present in approximately…
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    The opponens pollicis is the thenar muscle that produces the defining human function of precision pinch through thumb opposition. It…
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    The first dorsal interosseous is the most prominent and easily tested interosseous muscle, forming the rounded muscle bulk of the…

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