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== Description == | == Description == | ||
== Structure == | |||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
== Articulations == | |||
== Muscle attachments == | |||
* Flexor carpi ulnaris - This is a muscle in the anterior compartment of the forearm. It attaches distally to the pisiform, hook of hamate and 5th metacarpal. It allows wrist flexion and adduction. | |||
* Flexor digiti minimi brevis - This is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It attaches proximally to the hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum. It allows flexion of the proximal phalanx of the 5th finger. | |||
* Opponens digiti minimi - This is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It attaches proximally to the hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum. It draws the 5th metacarpal anterior and rotates it to get opposition with the thumb. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
= References = | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Anatomy]] [[Category:Bones]] | [[Category:Anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:Bones]] | |||
[[Category:Wrist Bones]] | |||
[[Category:Anatomy Project]] | |||
[[Category:Wrist]] | |||
[[Category:Hand and Wrist Anatomy]] | |||
Revision as of 13:04, 30 April 2019
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Top Contributors - Kim Jackson, Nina Myburg and Patti Cavaleri
Description[edit | edit source]
Structure[edit | edit source]
Function[edit | edit source]
Articulations[edit | edit source]
Muscle attachments[edit | edit source]
- Flexor carpi ulnaris - This is a muscle in the anterior compartment of the forearm. It attaches distally to the pisiform, hook of hamate and 5th metacarpal. It allows wrist flexion and adduction.
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis - This is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It attaches proximally to the hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum. It allows flexion of the proximal phalanx of the 5th finger.
- Opponens digiti minimi - This is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It attaches proximally to the hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum. It draws the 5th metacarpal anterior and rotates it to get opposition with the thumb.
