See Also: short flexor muscle of thumb(medicine)
long flexor muscle of thumb(medicine)
short extensor muscle of thumb(medicine)
short abductor muscle of thumb(medicine)
short flexor muscle of little toe(medicine)
short flexor muscle of toes(medicine)
short flexor muscle of great toe(medicine)
adductor muscle of thumb(medicine)
opposer muscle of thumb(medicine)
long abductor muscle of thumb(medicine)

short flexor muscle of thumb (medicine)


short flexor muscle of thumb -->
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.