opponens pollicis

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 thumb, and functions to abduct, flex, and rotate the metacarpal of the thumb in opposing the thumb and fingers

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Opponens pollĭcis — Opponens pollĭcis, ein Daummuskel, s.u. Handmuskeln B) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Opponens pollicis — Musculus opponens pollicis Ursprung Retinaculum flexorum und Os trapezium Ansatz La … Deutsch Wikipedia
Opponens pollicis muscle — The muscles of the thumb … Wikipedia
opponens pollicis muscle — musculus opponens pollicis … Medical dictionary
M. opponens pollicis — Musculus opponens pollicis Ursprung Retinaculum flexorum und Os trapezium Ansatz La … Deutsch Wikipedia
Musculus opponens pollicis — Ursprung Retinaculum flexorum und Os trapezium Ansatz Laterale Seite des … Deutsch Wikipedia
Opponens digiti minimi muscle — The muscles of the thumb. (Opponens quinti digiti visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
pollicis — see ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS, ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS, ADDUCTOR POLLICIS, EXTENSOR POLLICIS BREVIS … Medical dictionary
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
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

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