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The palmaris longus muscle itself is a weak flexor, and provides no substantial flexing force that would inhibit movement in the wrist if its tendon were cut and moved elsewhere. The palmaris longus may contribute and assist in thumb abduction movements; an action necessary to open the hand. [11] [12] If the palmaris longus muscle is not ...
One study has shown the prevalence of palmaris longus agenesis in 500 Indian patients to be 17.2% (8% bilateral and 9.2% unilateral). [56] The palmaris is a popular source of tendon material for grafts and this has prompted studies which have shown the absence of the palmaris does not have any appreciable effect on grip strength. [57]
The young Robert Ernst Eduard Wiedersheim, probably in early 1874 by Alfredo Noack in Genoa. [1]Robert Ernst Eduard Wiedersheim (21 April 1848 – 12 July 1923) was a German anatomist who is famous for publishing a list of 86 "vestigial organs" in his book The Structure of Man: An Index to His Past History.
The intrinsic muscle groups are the thenar and hypothenar (little finger) muscles; the interossei muscles (four dorsally and three volarly) originating between the metacarpal bones; and the lumbrical muscles arising from the deep flexor (and which are special because they have no bony origin) to insert on the dorsal extensor hood mechanism.
Vestigial dental primordia in the embryonic tooth pattern in mice. [103] Reduced or absent vomeronasal organ in humans and Old World monkeys. [104] [105] Presence of non-functional sinus hair muscles in humans used in whisker movement. [106] Degenerating palmaris longus muscle in humans. [107]
There does not appear to be a definitive source counting all skeletal muscles. Different sources group muscles differently, regarding physical features as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. There are also vestigial muscles that are present in some people but absent in others, such as the palmaris longus muscle.
palmaris longus: extrinsic: median superficial: flexor carpi ulnaris: extrinsic: ulnar superficial: pronator teres: intrinsic: median superficial (or intermediate) flexor digitorum superficialis: extrinsic: median deep: flexor digitorum profundus: extrinsic: ulnar + median (as anterior interosseous nerve) deep: flexor pollicis longus: extrinsic
(The flexor pollicis longus, which is inserted into the distal phalanx of the thumb, is not considered part of the thenar eminence.) Opponens pollicis lies deep to abductor pollicis brevis. As its name suggests it opposes the thumb, bringing it against the fingers. This is a very important movement, as most of human hand dexterity comes from ...