Muscular system
Palmar interossei muscles
Musculi interossei palmares
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Muscles of hand
DescriptionUnreviewed
In human anatomy, the palmar or volar interossei (interossei volares in older literature) are three small, unipennate muscles in the hand that lie between the metacarpal bones and are attached to the index, ring, and little fingers.
They are smaller than the dorsal interossei of the hand.
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Names
- Latin
- Musculi interossei palmares
- English
- Palmar interossei muscles
- French
- Muscles interosseux palmaires
- Spanish
- Músculos interóseos palmares
- Portuguese
- Músculos interósseos palmares
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
- Lumbrical muscles of hand
- Oblique head of adductor pollicis
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand
- Opponens pollicis muscle
- Superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis
- Transverse head of adductor pollicis