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  2. Abductor pollicis longus muscle - Wikipedia

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    An accessory abductor pollicis longus (AAPL) tendon is present in more than 80% of people, and a separate muscle belly is present in 20% of people. In one study, the accessory tendon was inserted into the trapezium (41%); proximally on the abductor pollicis brevis (22%) and opponens pollicis brevis (5%); had a double insertion on the trapezium and thenar muscles (15%); or the base of the first ...

  3. Muscles of the thumb - Wikipedia

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    The extensor pollicis brevis originates on the ulna distal to the abductor pollicis longus, from the interosseus membrane, and from the dorsal side of the radius. Passing through the first tendon compartment together with the abductor pollicis longus, it is attached to the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb.

  4. Muscles of the hand - Wikipedia

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    abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, and first and second lumbricals. Ulnar: Flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor digitorum profundus (half), palmaris brevis, flexor digiti minimi, abductor digiti minimi, opponens digiti minimi, adductor pollicis, flexor pollicis brevis (deep head), palmar and dorsal interossei, and third and fourth lumbricals.

  5. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis: 2 1 abductor pollicis brevis: Upper limb, Hand, Lateral volar, Thenar flexor retinaculum of hand, scaphoid and trapezium: radial base of proximal phalanx of thumb and thumb extensors: superficial palmar arch: median nerve: abducts thumb: adductor pollicis: 2 1 adductor pollicis: Upper limb ...

  6. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Abductor digiti minimi; Dorsal interossei of the hand; of thumb [5] Abductor pollicis longus; Abductor pollicis brevis; Lower limb. of femur at hip [6] Gluteus ...

  7. Extrinsic extensor muscles of the hand - Wikipedia

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    Moving distally, there are the abductor pollicis longus (APL), extensor pollicis brevis (EPB), extensor pollicis longus (EPL), and extensor indicis (EI). The APL originates from the lateral part of the dorsal surface of the body of the ulna below the insertion of the anconeus and from the middle third of the dorsal surface of the body of the ...

  8. Posterior compartment of the forearm - Wikipedia

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    The third compartment exclusively accommodates the extensor pollicis longus, which hooks around Lister's tubercle of radius and inserts to the thumb. The fourth compartment is the largest of all. It is occupied by the extensors of the digits, the extensor digitorum communis and the extensor indicis proprius.

  9. Extensor tendon compartments of the wrist - Wikipedia

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    Abductor pollicis longus tendon. Extensor pollicis brevis tendon. Thumb abduction and extension at metacarpophalangeal joint. Forms radial (thumb side) border of the anatomical snuff box. De Quervain's tenosynovitis: 2 Extensor carpi radialis longus tendon. Extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. Extension of wrist Intersection syndrome: 3