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1. ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI - arises from the flexor retinaculum & pisiform. Inserts into the base of proximal phalanx of little finger & extensor expansion. <i>A sesamoid bone is common in its tendon. </i>
1. ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI - arises from the flexor retinaculum &amp; pisiform. Inserts into the base of proximal phalanx of little finger &amp; extensor expansion. <i>A sesamoid bone is common in its tendon. </i>
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<br/>2. FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS - arises from the flexor retinaculum. Inserted into the base of proximal phalanx of little finger.
<br/>2. FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS - arises from the flexor retinaculum. Inserted into the base of proximal phalanx of little finger.
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<br/>3. OPPONENS DIGITI MINIMI - arises from the flexor retinaculum & hook of hamate. Inserted into ulnar border of 5th MC. 
<br/>3. OPPONENS DIGITI MINIMI - arises from the flexor retinaculum &amp; hook of hamate. Inserted into ulnar border of 5th MC.  
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<br/><i>4. All muscles are supplied by the deep branch of the ulnar nerve. </i> 
<br/><i>4. All muscles are supplied by the deep branch of the ulnar nerve. </i>  





Revision as of 11:29, 1 January 2023

SUMMARY

1. ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI - arises from the flexor retinaculum & pisiform. Inserts into the base of proximal phalanx of little finger & extensor expansion. A sesamoid bone is common in its tendon.

2. FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS - arises from the flexor retinaculum. Inserted into the base of proximal phalanx of little finger.

3. OPPONENS DIGITI MINIMI - arises from the flexor retinaculum & hook of hamate. Inserted into ulnar border of 5th MC.

4. All muscles are supplied by the deep branch of the ulnar nerve.


Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.