Flexor pollicis brevis muscle
Updates to Article Attributes
Body
was changed:
The flexor pollicis brevis muscle is distal to the abductor pollicis brevis.
Summary
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origin:
- tubercle of the trapezium and flexor retinaculum
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insertion:
- proximal phalanx of the thumb
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action:
- flexes thumb at metacarpophalangeal joint
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arterial supply:
- superficial palmar arch
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innervation:
- recurrent branch of median nerve
-<p>The <strong>flexor pollicis brevis </strong>muscle is distal to the<a title="Abductor pollicis brevis" href="/articles/abductor-pollicis-brevis"> abductor pollicis brevis</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p>The <strong>flexor pollicis brevis </strong>muscle is distal to the<a href="/articles/abductor-pollicis-brevis"> abductor pollicis brevis</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
References changed:
- 1. Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702051314. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0702051314">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702051314">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 3. Last's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702033944. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0702033944">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702033944">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN:1451119453. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1451119453">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451119453">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702051314. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0702051314">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702051314">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- Last's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702033944. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0702033944">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702033944">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN:1451119453. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1451119453">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451119453">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
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