palmar interossei muscles
Musculi interossei palmares
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Definition
muscles between the metacarpals
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Relations
- Origin
- first metacarpal bone, second metacarpal bone, fourth metacarpal bone, fifth metacarpal bone, trapezium
- Insertion
- proximal phalanx of thumb, proximal phalanx of index finger, proximal phalanx of ring finger, proximal phalanx of little finger
- Action
- adduction of the fingers
- Innervation
- deep branch of ulnar nerve
- Arterial supply
- palmar metacarpal arteries
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2534
- TA98
- A04.6.02.067
- FMA
- 37419
- UBERON
- 0006505
- Wikidata
- Q2608511
