See Also: musculus opponens pollicis(medicine)
opponens pollicis(medicine)
musculus opponens minimi digiti(medicine)
musculus opponens digiti quinti(medicine)
musculus adductor pollicis(medicine)
musculus extensor longus pollicis(medicine)
musculus abductor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus extensor brevis pollicis(medicine)
musculus flexor longus pollicis(medicine)
musculus extensor pollicis longus(medicine)

musculus vocalis (medicine) and opponens pollicis (medicine)


musculus vocalis (medicine)


musculus vocalis -->
vocalis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, depression between the two laminae of thyroid cartilage; insertion, portions of vocal process of arytenoid; action, shortens and relaxes vocal cords; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal; a number of the deeper and finer fibres of the thyroaryteroid muscle attached directly to the outer side of the true vocal cord.

Synonym: musculus vocalis, musculus thyroarytenoideus internus, vocal muscle.


opponens pollicis (medicine)


opponens pollicis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, ridge of trapezium and flexor retinaculum; insertion, anterior surface of the full length of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone; action, acts at carpometacarpal joint to "cup" palm, enabling one to oppose thumb to Other fingers; nerve supply, median.

Synonym: musculus opponens pollicis, opposer muscle of thumb.