The hypothenar muscles are a group of three muscles of the palm that control the motion of the little finger. Hand dissection 5

The three muscles are: * Abductor digiti minimi * Flexor digiti minimi brevis * Opponens digiti minimi

Structure

The muscles of hypothenar eminence are from medial to lateral: * Opponens digiti minimi * Flexor digiti minimi brevis * Abductor digiti minimi The intrinsic muscles of hand can be remembered using the mnemonic, "A OF A OF A" for, Abductor pollicis brevis, Opponens pollicis, Flexor pollicis brevis (the three thenar muscles), Adductor pollicis, and the three hypothenar muscles, Opponens digiti minimi, Flexor digiti minimi brevis, Abductor digiti minimi.

Clinical significance

"Hypothenar atrophy" is associated with the lesion of the

ulnar nerve In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve that runs near the ulna bone. The ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint is in relation with the ulnar nerve. The nerve is the largest in the human body unprotected by muscle or bone, so injury is ...

, which supplies the three hypothenar muscles. Hypothenar hammer syndrome is a vascular occlusion of this region.

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