Muscular system
Abductor digiti minimi of hand
Abductor digiti minimi manus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Muscles of hand
DescriptionUnreviewed
In human anatomy, the abductor digiti minimi (abductor minimi digiti, abductor digiti quinti, ADM) is a skeletal muscle situated on the ulnar border of the palm of the hand.
It forms the ulnar border of the palm and its spindle-like shape defines the hypothenar eminence of the palm together with the skin, connective tissue, and fat surrounding it.
Its main function is to pull the little finger away from the other fingers (i.e. abduction).
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Insertion
Names
- Latin
- Abductor digiti minimi manus
- English
- Abductor digiti minimi of hand
- French
- Muscle abducteur du petit doigt
- Spanish
- Abductor del dedo mínimo de la mano
- Portuguese
- Abdutor de dedos mínimos da mão
In the same group
- Abductor pollicis brevis
- Deep head of flexor pollicis brevis
- Dorsal interossei muscles of hand
- Flexor digiti minimi of hand
- Lumbrical muscles of hand
- Oblique head of adductor pollicis
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand
- Opponens pollicis muscle
- Palmar interossei muscles
- Superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis
- Transverse head of adductor pollicis