Hypothenar muscles
Eminentia hypothenaris (mm. abductor, flexor et opponens digiti minimi)
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- What it is
- Muscles forming the little-finger side of the palm: abductor, flexor and opponens digiti minimi, from the pisiform, hamate and flexor retinaculum to the fifth metacarpal and base of the little finger.
- Function
- Abducts and flexes the little finger and cups the palm.
- Size
- About 5 cm long and 2 cm wide.
- Clinical note
- Supplied by the ulnar nerve; their wasting suggests ulnar nerve damage at the elbow or in Guyon's canal.