See Also: flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
deep head of flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis muscle(medicine)
tendon sheath of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles(medicine)
abductor pollicis brevis(medicine)
extensor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus abductor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus extensor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus extensor brevis pollicis(medicine)

flexor pollicis brevis (medicine)


flexor pollicis brevis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, superficial portion from flexor retinaculum of wrist, deep portion from ulnar side of first metacarpal bone; insertion, base of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, flexes proximal phalanx of thumb; nerve supply, median (superficial head) and deep branch of ulnar (deep head). Some authors consider the deep head to be the first in a series of four palmar interossei muscles of the hand.

Synonym: musculus flexor pollicis brevis, short flexor muscle of thumb.