Lumbrical muscles of the hand
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Lumbrical muscles of the hand

What are the Lumbrical muscles of the hand? The four short intrinsic muscles of the hand that are arranged between the metacarpal bones and deep into the palmar fascia are referred to as the lumbrical muscles due to their worm-like appearance (lumbrical meaning in Latin is earthworm). The lumbrical muscles are one of the short…