Preferred Label : opponens digiti minimi of hand;
Uberon definition : The opponens minimi digiti (opponens digiti quinti in older texts) is a muscle in
the hand. It is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the palmaris
brevis, abductor minimi digiti, and flexor brevis minimi digiti. It arises from the
convexity of the hamulus of the hamate bone, and contiguous portion of the transverse
carpal ligament; it is inserted into the whole length of the metacarpal bone of the
little finger, along its ulnar margin.;
Uberon synonym : opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand;
Uberon related term : opponens digiti quinti; opponens digiti minimi (hand); opponens digiti minimi;
Origin ID : 0036176;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Uberon cross reference
The opponens minimi digiti (opponens digiti quinti in older texts) is a muscle in
the hand. It is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the palmaris
brevis, abductor minimi digiti, and flexor brevis minimi digiti. It arises from the
convexity of the hamulus of the hamate bone, and contiguous portion of the transverse
carpal ligament; it is inserted into the whole length of the metacarpal bone of the
little finger, along its ulnar margin.
