title: Nomenclatural review of long digital forelimb flexors in carnivores.
abstract: A hitherto-unknown atavistic muscle in the dog initiated a review of the literature on the homologies and nomenclature of the forelimb flexors in carnivores and man. A consequence is that we recommend a revision of the nomenclature in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (Ithaca, New York, 1983) so that it is in agreement with the Nomina Anatomica (Wilkins, Baltimore, 1983). This revision mainly consists of the incorporation of the terms M. palmaris longus and Mm. flexores breves manus.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D005552:Forelimb; D009132:Muscles; D010802:Phylogeny; D009626:Terminology as Topic