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Mm. lumbricales (Hand)
An important muscle for the fine motor skills of the hand
Origin: tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Insertion: Radial side of each finger in the area of the dorsal aponeurosis
Antagonists:
Movement: Flexion of the metacarpophalangeal joints with simultaneous extension of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints