Hand intrinsic muscles innervated by the median nerve (mnemonic)

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 20 Feb 2019

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Citation:

Hacking C, Bell D, Knipe H, Hand intrinsic muscles innervated by the median nerve (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43577

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43577

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/43577

rID:

43577

Article created:

17 Mar 2016, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

20 Feb 2019, Andrew Murphy ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy, Mnemonics

Tags:

mnemonic

Synonyms:

FOAL (mnemonic)

All the intrinsic muscles of the hand are innervated by the ulnar nerve, except four muscles which are supplied by the median nerve and are easily recalled with the mnemonic: