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Muscles of Hand

The document describes the intrinsic muscles of the hand grouped into three categories: thenar muscles in the thumb region, hypothenar muscles in the small finger region, and interossei and lumbrical muscles in the palm. Key muscles in each group are named along with their actions. The document also outlines the innervation of each muscle group.

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Muscles of Hand

The document describes the intrinsic muscles of the hand grouped into three categories: thenar muscles in the thumb region, hypothenar muscles in the small finger region, and interossei and lumbrical muscles in the palm. Key muscles in each group are named along with their actions. The document also outlines the innervation of each muscle group.

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Lateral group

(thenar)

Muscles of Lumbricales
the hand
Intermediate
group
Interossei

Medial group
(hypothenar)
Hypothenar muscles

• muscles on the palm of


the human hand just
infront the 5th metacarpal
bone .

- Abductor digiti minimi


- Flexor digiti minimi
- Opponens digiti minimi
Thenar muscles

• muscles on palm of
the hand just infront
of 1st metacarpal
bone of the thumb.
- Abductor pollicis
brevis,
- Flexor pollicis brevis
- Opponens pollicis.
- Adductor pollicis
Movements of the thumb
- Extension and flexion - parallel to the plane of
the palm.
Abduction and adduction - at right angles to the
plane of palm.
opposition: The ability to touch your thumb and
tips of other fingers.
Movements of the thumb
Opposition
• The ability to touch
your thumb and pinky
Palmaris brevis

Thenar muscles Abductor pollicis brevi


Abducto
Hypothenar musclesdigitir Opponen
s
minimi pollicis
Adductor pollicis
Flexo Flexor pollicis
r brevis
Lumbrical digiti
mini
mi
Interossei

8
Dorsal Interossei
• 4 bipennate muscles.
• Origin: via two heads from adjacent sides of two
metacarpals.
• Insertion:
- Radial sides of proximal phalanges 2 and 3;
- Ulnar sides of proximal phalanges 3 and 4.
Note: digit 3 has two dorsal interossei.
• Action: Abducts MP joints of digits.
Palmar Interossei
• 4 unipennate muscles:
- Adduction of MP joints of 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th
fingers towards the middle finger.
• Innervation for all interossei by Ulnar nerve
Lumbricals
• 4 small, narrow, elongated muscles.
• Origin: from the radial side of a flexor digitorum
profundus tendon.
• Insertion: extensor expansion of the medial 4
fingers.
• Innervation:
Two on radial side: Median nerve
Two on ulnar side: Ulnar nerve
• Action: Flex MCP joints and extend IP joints put
the hand in writing position.
Innervation of intrinsic Muscles of
the hand

- Thenar muscles:
by median nerve except adductor pollicis (by
ulnar n.).
- Hypothenar muscles: by ulnar nerve.
- Interossei muscles: palmar and dorsal by
Ulnar nerve
- Lumbrical muscles:
Two on radial side: Median nerve
Two on ulnar side: Ulnar nerve

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