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Muscle- action 1
Actions of muscles 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/01/2012

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Term
flexor pollicis brevis
Definition
flexes the CMC and MCP joints of thumb
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abductor pollicis brevis
Definition
abducts teh thumb (CMC joint)
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opponens pollicis
Definition
opposes the thumb (CMC joint)
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adductor pollicis
Definition
adducts thumb (CMC joint)
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flexor digiti minimi
Definition
flexes CMC and MCP joints of the fifth finger
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abductor digiti minimi
Definition
abducts the MCP joint of the fifth finger
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opponens digiti minimi
Definition
opposes the fifth finger (CMC joint)
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palmar interossei
Definition
adducts fingers at MCP joint
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lumbricals
Definition
flex the MCP joint while extending the PIP & DIP joint
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dorsal interossei
Definition
abduct fingers at MCP joint
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