Hypothenar eminence
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| Hypothenar eminence | |
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| The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the front of the wrist and digits. (Hypothenar eminence labeled at center right.) | |
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| Transverse section across the wrist and digits. (Muscles of little finger labeled at upper right.) | |
| Latin | eminentia hypothenaris |
| Gray's | subject #126 546 |
| Origin | |
| Insertion | little finger |
| Artery: | ulnar artery |
| Nerve: | deep branch of ulnar nerve |
| Action: | control movement of the little finger |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
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Hypothenar refers to a group of three muscles of the palm that control the motion of the little finger.
The three muscles are:[1]
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[edit] Disorders
"Hypothenar atrophy" is associated with the lesion of the ulnar nerve.
"Hypothenar hammer syndrome" is a vascular occlusion of this region.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Cooke RA (2003). "Hypothenar hammer syndrome: a discrete syndrome to be distinguished from hand-arm vibration syndrome". Occup Med (Lond) 53 (5): 320–4. PMID 12890831.
[edit] External links
- -1214644166 at GPnotebook
- EatonHand mus-083
- SUNY Figs 08:04-07
- Slides
- Norman/Georgetown lesson5mus&tendonsofhand
- ORT198 at FPnotebook -- Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
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