| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Adductor pollicis oblique head origin | Bases of 2nd and 3rd metacarpals and adjacent carpal bones |
| Adductor pollicis transverse head origin | Body of 3rd metacarpal |
| Adductor pollicis insertion | Base of proximal phalanx of thumb |
| Adductor pollicis function | Thumb ADD at the CMC joint |
| Abductor pollicis brevis (thenar eminence) origin | Flexor retinaculum, scaphoid and trapezium |
| Abductor pollicis brevis (thenar eminence) insertion | Base of proximal phalanx of thumb |
| Abductor pollicis brevis (thenar eminence) function | ABD of thumb at CMC joint |
| Flexor pollicis brevis (thenar eminence) origin | Flexor retinaculum and trapezium |
| Flexor pollicis brevis (thenar eminence) insertion | Base of proximal phalanx of thumb |
| Flexor pollicis brevis (thenar eminence) function | Flexes thumb CMC and MCP joints |
| Opponens pollicis (thenar eminence) origin | Flexor retinaculum and trapezium |
| Opponens pollicis (thenar eminence) insertion | Metacarpal of thumb |
| Opponens pollicis (thenar eminence) function | Opposition at CMC joint |
| Abductor digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) origin | Pisiform bone |
| Abductor digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) insertion | Base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit |
| Abductor digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) function | ABD 5th digit at MCP joint |
| Flexor digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) origin | Hook of hamate bone and flexor retinaculum |
| Flexor digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) insertion | Base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit |
| Flexor digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) function | Flexes 5th digit MCP joint |
| Opponens digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) origin | Hook of hamate bone and flexor retinaculum |
| Opponens digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) insertion | 5th metacarpal |
| Opponens digiti minimi (hypothenar eminence) function | Opposition of 5th digit @ CMC joint |
| Lumbricals origin | Tendons of flexor digitorum profundus |
| Lumbricals insertion | Extensor digitorum tendon of digits 2-5 |
| Lumbricals function | Flexing of MCP joint, extension of PIP and DIP joints |
| Lumbricals innervation | 1 & 2: median nerve C8-T1, 3 & 4: Ulnar nerve C8, T1 |
| Dorsal interossei digits 2-4 origin | Adjacent sides of 2 metacarpals |
| Dorsal interossei digits 2-4 insertion | proximal phalanges |
| Dorsal interossei digits 2-4 function | Finger ABD at MCP joint |
| Palmar interossei digits 2-4 origin | Palmar surfaces of metacarpals |
| Palmar interossei digits 2-4 insertion | proximal phalanges |
| Palmar interossei digits 2-4 function | Finger ADD at MCP joint |
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