Muscles

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Muscle
Abductor pollicis
brevis
Abductor pollicis
longus
Extensor
digitorum
Extensor indicis

Thumb Abduction
Innervation
Main Actions
Median nerve (recurrent
Abducts thumb
branch)
Radial nerve (posterior
Abducts and extends thumb
inter-osseous)
Digits Extension
Radial nerve (posterior-
Extends medial four digits, assists
interosseous)
in wrist extension
Radial nerve (posterior-
Extends 2nd digit and helps
Interosseous)
extend hand at wrist
Hand Adduction

Flexor carpi
Ulnar nerve
ulnaris
Extensor carpi
Radial nerve (posterior-
ulnaris
interosseous)

Abductor pollicis brevis

Flexes and adducts hand at wrist

Extends and adducts hand at
wrist

Muscle group
Hand
Posterior
forearm
Posterior
forearm
Posterior
forearm
Anterior
forearm
Anterior
forearm

Abductor pollicis longus, Extensor digitorum and Extensor indicis

Abductor pollicis longus