flexor pollicis brevis
Musculus flexor pollicis brevis
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Definition
muscle of the upper limb
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Relations
- Origin
- trapezoid, capitate, tubercle of trapezium, flexor retinaculum of wrist
- Insertion
- proximal phalanx of thumb
- Action
- flexion of the thumb
- Innervation
- deep branch of ulnar nerve, nerve to superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2522
- TA98
- A04.6.02.055
- FMA
- 37378
- UBERON
- 0011012
- Wikidata
- Q257609