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Name = Opponens digiti minimi muscle | |
Name = Opponens digiti minimi muscle | |
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Latin = | |
Latin = musculus opponens digiti minimi | |
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GraySubject = 126 | |
GraySubject = 126 | |
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GrayPage = 464 | |
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Image = Gray426.png | |
Image = Gray426.png | |
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Caption = The muscles of the [[thumb]]. | |
Caption = The muscles of the [[thumb]]. (Opponens quinti digiti visible at center right.) | |
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Caption2 = Front of the left [[forearm]]. Deep muscles. (Opponens digiti quinti visible at bottom left.) | |
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Origin = Hook of [[hamate]] and [[flexor retinaculum]]| |
Origin = Hook of [[hamate]] and [[flexor retinaculum]]| |
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Insertion = Medial border of 5th [[metacarpal]]| |
Insertion = Medial border of 5th [[metacarpal]]| |
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Action = Draws 5th metacarpal anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb| |
Action = Draws [[5th metacarpal]] anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb| |
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Blood = [[Ulnar artery]]| |
Blood = [[Ulnar artery]]| |
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Nerve = Deep branch of [[ulnar nerve]] (C8 and T1)| |
Nerve = Deep branch of [[ulnar nerve]] (C8 and T1)| |
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DorlandsPre = m_22 | |
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DorlandsSuf = 12549964 | |
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The '''opponens minimi digiti''' ('''opponens digiti quinti''' in older texts) is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the [[palmaris brevis]], [[abductor minimi digiti]], and [[flexor brevis minimi digiti]]. |
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It arises from the convexity of the [[hamulus]] of the [[hamate bone]], and contiguous portion of the [[transverse carpal ligament]]; it is inserted into the whole length of the [[metacarpal bone]] of the little finger, along its ulnar margin. |
It arises from the convexity of the [[hamulus]] of the [[hamate bone]], and contiguous portion of the [[transverse carpal ligament]]; it is inserted into the whole length of the [[metacarpal bone]] of the little finger, along its ulnar margin. |
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Revision as of 19:43, 18 July 2006
| Opponens digiti minimi muscle | |
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 The muscles of the thumb. (Opponens quinti digiti visible at center right.) | |
 Front of the left forearm. Deep muscles. (Opponens digiti quinti visible at bottom left.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum |
| Insertion | Medial border of 5th metacarpal |
| Artery | Ulnar artery |
| Nerve | Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8 and T1) |
| Actions | Draws 5th metacarpal anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus opponens digiti minimi |
| TA98 | A04.6.02.064 |
| TA2 | 2531 |
| FMA | 37384 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The opponens minimi digiti (opponens digiti quinti in older texts) is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the palmaris brevis, abductor minimi digiti, and flexor brevis minimi digiti.
It arises from the convexity of the hamulus of the hamate bone, and contiguous portion of the transverse carpal ligament; it is inserted into the whole length of the metacarpal bone of the little finger, along its ulnar margin.
See also
External links
- Template:MuscleLoyola
- . GPnotebook https://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-1375338485.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 464 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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