Adductor pollicis muscle
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In human anatomy, the adductor pollicis muscle is a muscle in the hand that functions to adduct the thumb. It has two heads: transverse and oblique.
Adductor pollicis muscle
Negative (above) and positive Froment's sign
Adductor pollicis muscle
Adductor pollicis muscle
Sesamoid bone
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In anatomy, a sesamoid bone is a bone embedded within a tendon or a muscle. Its name is derived from the Greek word for 'sesame seed', indicating the small size of most sesamoids. Often, these bones f
Adductor pollicis muscle
…pollicis brevis and the transverse head of the adductor pollicis, is inserted into the ulnar side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb, a sesamoid bone (the so-called adductor sesamoid) being present in the tendon of people aged 14 or older. A considerable fasciculus, however, passes more obliquely…
Prevalence, structure, and locations of sesamoid bones of the hand.
X-ray of the foot by dorsoplantar view, with most common accessory and sesamoid bones.
Lateral view.
Bipartite medial sesamoid bone under the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe of the left foot of an adult woman.