opponens pollicis muscle
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Opponens pollicis muscle

What is Opponens pollicis muscle? The hand’s short intrinsic muscle is called the Opponens Pollicis. Along with the adductor pollicis, abductor pollicis, and flexor pollicis brevis, it is a member of the thenar muscles group. The thenar eminence is an elevation that is created by the thenar muscles on the radial (lateral) side of the…