Flexor Pollicis Brevis

Images: Thenar atrophy
Tendons:
Origin: transverse carpal ligament and
the Trapezium
Insertion: radial proximal base of the Thumb
Proximal Phalanx and the thumb Radial MCP
Sesamoid
Function: Flexes the thumb MCP joint
and flexes/pronates the basal joint along
with other muscles which produce thumb opposition
Nerve:
DEEP head: Motor Branch of Ulnar Nerve
SUPERFICIAL Head: Motor Branch of Median
Nerve
Artery: Superficial Volar Branch of Radial
artery
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