muscle: opponens pollicis

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Muskeln Flexor carpi ulnaris Flexor digitorum superficialis Palmaris brevis Abductor digiti minimi Flexor digiti minimi brevis Lumbricales Flexor digitorum profundus (Sehne) Flexor digitorum superficialis Flexor carpi radialis Palmaris longus Opponens pollicis Abductor pollicis transversus Flexor pollicis brevis Adduktor pollicis brevis

M. opponens pollicis

The muscle that brings the thumb into opposition
Origin: tuberculum ossis trapezii and retinaculum flexorum
Insertion: radial edge of the os metacarpale I
Antagonists:
Movement: Adduction and opposition of the thumb