Intrinsic Muscles Of The Hand

Intrinsic Muscles Of The Hand

Question 1. Enumerate the intrinsic muscles of the hand.
Answer.

These are given next.

Subcutaneous muscle

• Palmaris brevis

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Muscles of the thenar eminence

• Abductor pollicis brevis
• Flexor pollicis brevis
• Opponens pollicis

Adductor of thumb

• Adductor pollicis

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Muscles of the hypothenar eminence

• Abductor digiti minimi
• Flexor digiti minimi
• Opponens digiti minimi

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Lumbricals

• Four in number
• Numbered from lateral to medial side (1, 2, 3, and 4)

Interossei

• Palmar interossei (four in number)
• Dorsal interossei (four in number)