Muscular system
Lumbrical muscles of hand
Musculi lumbricales manus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Muscles of hand
DescriptionUnreviewed
The lumbricals are intrinsic muscles of the hand that flex the metacarpophalangeal joints, and extend the interphalangeal joints.
The lumbrical muscles of the foot also have a similar action, though they are of less clinical concern.
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Names
- Latin
- Musculi lumbricales manus
- English
- Lumbrical muscles of hand
- French
- Muscles lombricaux de la main
- Spanish
- Músculos lumbricales de la mano
- Portuguese
- Músculos lumbricais da mão
In the same group
- Abductor digiti minimi of hand
- Abductor pollicis brevis
- Deep head of flexor pollicis brevis
- Dorsal interossei muscles of hand
- Flexor digiti minimi 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