opponens pollicis
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Origin
ridge of trapezium & flexor retinaculum
Insertion
- anterior surface of 1st metacarpal (full length of shaft)
Action
- cups palm, enabling opposition of thumb to other fingers
Innervation
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995