See Also: flexor pollicis longus(medicine)
flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus flexor longus pollicis(medicine)
musculus flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus flexor pollicis longus(medicine)
deep head of flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
tendon sheath of flexor pollicis longus muscle(medicine)
superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis muscle(medicine)
Appalachian (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
tendon sheath of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles(medicine)

flexor pollicis brevis (medicine) and Appalachian (as used in expressions) (sh)


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.


Appalachian (as used in expressions) (sh)