opponens pollicis muscle
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Opponens pollicis muscle — The muscles of the thumb … Wikipedia
opponens pollicis — opponens pol·li·cis päl ə səs n a small triangular muscle of the hand that is located below the abductor pollicis brevis, arises from the trapezium and the flexor retinaculum of the hand, is inserted along the radial side of the metacarpal of the … Medical dictionary
Opponens digiti minimi muscle — The muscles of the thumb. (Opponens quinti digiti visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
Opponens — can refer to: Opponens digiti minimi muscle Opponens pollicis muscle This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to p … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
musculus opponens pollicis — [TA] opposing muscle of thumb: origin, tubercle of trapezium, flexor retinaculum; insertion, radial side of first metacarpal; innervation, sixth and seventh cervical through median; action, flexes and opposes thumb … Medical dictionary
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
opponens — A name given to several muscles of the fingers or toes, by the action of which these digits are opposed to the others. The o. muscles of the hands act at the carpometacarpal joints, cupping the palm; this enables flexion at the… … Medical dictionary
opponens — n. one of a group of muscles in the hand that bring the digits opposite to other digits. For example, the opponens pollicis is the principal muscle causing opposition of the thumb … The new mediacal dictionary
Abductor pollicis longus muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Abductor pollicis longus muscle Latin = musculus abductor pollicis longus GraySubject = 125 GrayPage = 455 Caption = Front of right upper extremity. (Abductor pollicis longus labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = The mucous… … Wikipedia
