Opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand: Difference between revisions

Opponens digiti minimi muscle
Opponens digiti minimi muscle
	The muscles of the thumb.
Details
Origin	Hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum
Insertion	Medial border of 5th metacarpal
Artery	Ulnar artery
Nerve	Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8 and T1)
Actions	Draws 5th metacarpal anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb
Identifiers
TA98	A04.6.02.064
TA2	2531
FMA	37384
	Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

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The Opponens digiti quinti (Opponens minimi digiti) is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the preceding muscles.

It arises from the convexity of the hamulus of the hamate bone, and contiguous portion of the transverse carpal ligament; it is inserted into the whole length of the metacarpal bone of the little finger, along its ulnar margin.

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 464 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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 {{Muscle infobox |
   Name         = Opponens digiti minimi muscle |
-  Origin       = |
+  Latin        = |
-  Insertion    = |
+  GraySubject  = 126 |
-  Action       = |
+  Image        = Gray426.png |
-  Blood        = |
+  Caption      = The muscles of the [[thumb]]. |
+  Origin       = Hook of [[hamate]] and [[flexor retinaculum]]|
-  Nerve        = |
+  Insertion    = Medial border of 5th [[metacarpal]]|
+  Action       = Draws 5th metacarpal anteriorly and rotates it, bringing little finger (5th digit) into opposition with thumb|
+  Blood        = [[Ulnar artery]]|
+  Nerve        = Deep branch of [[ulnar nerve]] (C8 and T1)|
 }}
-The '''Opponens digiti minimi muscle''' is a [[muscle]] of the [[human body]].
+The '''Opponens digiti quinti''' (Opponens minimi digiti) is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the preceding muscles.
+It arises from the convexity of the [[hamulus]] of the [[hamate bone]], and contiguous portion of the [[transverse carpal ligament]]; it is inserted into the whole length of the [[metacarpal bone]] of the little finger, along its ulnar margin.
+==See also==
+* [[Hypothenar]]
 ==External links==
+* {{MuscleLoyola|odmh}}
-* [http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/mml/odmh.htm LUC]
+* {{GPnotebook|-1375338485}}
 * [http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/musclearms.html#opponens%20digiti%20minimi PTCentral]
+{{Gray's}}
 {{Template:Muscles_of_upper_limb}}
-{{anatomy-stub}}
+{{muscle-stub}}
+[[Category:Muscles of the upper limb]]
+[[fr:Muscle opposant du petit doigt]]