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== Description == | == Description == | ||
[[File:Adductor Pollicis.png|thumb]] | |||
Adductor pollicis muscle lies deep to thenar muscles and it has two heads, Oblique head and the transverse head <ref name=":0">Chaurasia BD. BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy. CBS Publishers & Distributors PVt Ltd.; 2010. p112-13.</ref> | |||
=== Origin === | === Origin === | ||
* Oblique head originates from bases of 2nd-3rd metacarpals | |||
* Transverse head originates from shaft of 3rd metacarpal <ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Insertion === | === Insertion === | ||
Base of proximal phalanx of thumb on its medial aspect <ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Nerve === | === Nerve === | ||
Deep branch of [[Ulnar Nerve|ulnar nerve]]. It ends in this muscle <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">Sinnatamby CS. Last's Anatomy, International Edition: Regional and Applied. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2011 Apr 19.</ref> | |||
=== Artery === | === Artery === | ||
Deep palmar arch | |||
Main trunk of the radial artery passes into the palm between the oblique and transverse heads of the adductor pollicis to form the deep palmar arch<ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
Adduction of thumb | |||
== Clinical relevance == | == Clinical relevance == | ||
[[Froment’s Sign|Froment's sign]] | |||
== Assessment == | == Assessment == | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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Revision as of 18:45, 19 October 2020
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Top Contributors - Shanshika Maddumage, Momina Khalid, Shaimaa Eldib, Kim Jackson and Vidya Acharya
Description[edit | edit source]
Adductor pollicis muscle lies deep to thenar muscles and it has two heads, Oblique head and the transverse head [1]
Origin[edit | edit source]
- Oblique head originates from bases of 2nd-3rd metacarpals
- Transverse head originates from shaft of 3rd metacarpal [1]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Base of proximal phalanx of thumb on its medial aspect [1]
Nerve[edit | edit source]
Deep branch of ulnar nerve. It ends in this muscle [1][2]
Artery[edit | edit source]
Deep palmar arch
Main trunk of the radial artery passes into the palm between the oblique and transverse heads of the adductor pollicis to form the deep palmar arch[1] [2]
Function[edit | edit source]
Adduction of thumb
