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Thenar Muscle Anatomy and Function by Ashley Atiyeh is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document describes the muscles of the hand. The thenar muscles include the abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis and opponens pollicis, which all act on the thumb. The hypothenar muscles are the abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis and opponens digiti minimi, which act on the little finger. It also mentions the interosseous muscles, adductor pollicis muscle, and the carpal tunnel formed by the flexor retinaculum containing the median nerve and tendons that flex the fingers.
- Author
- Ashley Atiyeh
- Language
- EN