title: Anatomy and function of the thenar muscles.
abstract: The four thenar muscles make up the intrinsic muscles of the thumb. They include the abductor pollicis, adductor pollicis, opponens pollicis, and flexor pollicis brevis. Thumb motion is facilitated through the coordination of these intrinsic muscles. The thumb musculature dynamically allows for precision pinching ad power gripping.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, 95 University Place, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA. salilnyc@hotmail.com
authors: Salil
authors: S
authors: Gupta
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Michelsen-Jost
mesh_terms: D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D013933:Thumb / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology