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  2. Palmaris longus muscle - Wikipedia

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    The palmaris longus is a muscle visible as a small tendon located between the flexor carpi radialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris, although it is not always present.Reviews report rates of absence in the general population ranging from 10–20%; however, the rate varies in different ethnic groups.

  3. Palmaris profundus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Palmaris profundus (also known as musculus comitans nervi mediani [1] or palmaris bitendinous [2]) is a rare anatomical variant in the anterior compartment of forearm. It was first described in 1908. [ 3 ]

  4. Palmaris brevis muscle - Wikipedia

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    Palmaris brevis muscle is located on the ulnar side of the hand. [1] [2] It arises from the tendinous fasciculi from the transverse carpal ligament and palmar aponeurosis.The muscle fibres are inserted into the skin on the ulnar border of the palm of the hand, [1] and occasionally on the pisiform bone.

  5. Palmar aponeurosis - Wikipedia

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    The lateral and medial portions of the palmar aponeurosis are thin, fibrous layers, which cover, on the radial side, the muscles of the ball of the thumb, and, on the ulnar side, the muscles of the little finger; they are continuous with the central portion and with the fascia on the dorsum of the hand.

  6. Muscles of the hand - Wikipedia

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    The extrinsic muscle groups are the long flexors and extensors. They are called extrinsic because the muscle belly is located on the forearm. The intrinsic group are the smaller muscles located within the hand itself. The muscles of the hand are innervated by the radial, median, and ulnar nerves from the brachial plexus. [1]

  7. Muscles of the thumb - Wikipedia

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    The muscles of the thumb are nine skeletal muscles located in the hand and forearm. The muscles allow for flexion , extension , adduction , abduction and opposition of the thumb . The muscles acting on the thumb can be divided into two groups: The extrinsic hand muscles, with their muscle bellies located in the forearm, and the intrinsic hand ...

  8. Category:Muscles of the upper limb - Wikipedia

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    Palmar interossei muscles; Palmaris brevis muscle; Palmaris longus muscle; Palmaris profundus muscle; Pectoralis major; Pectoralis minor; Posterior compartment of the forearm; Pronator quadratus muscle; Pronator teres muscle

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

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    There does not appear to be a definitive source counting all skeletal muscles. Different sources group muscles differently, regarding physical features as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. There are also vestigial muscles that are present in some people but absent in others, such as the palmaris longus muscle.