Overview –
1. Thumb
2. Index finger
3. Middle finger
4. Ring finger
5. Little finger
Nomenclature of hand muscles –
1. Pollicis – for thumb.
Example:
Opponens Pollicis (OP)
Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL)
Extensor Pollicis Brevis (EPB)
Extensor Pollicis Longus (EPL)
2. Digitorum – for index, ring, middle and ring finger.
Example:
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (FDS)
Flexor Digitorum Profundus (FDP)
Extensor Digitorum (ED)
3. Digiti minimi – for little finger.
Example:
Abductor Digiti Minimi (ADM)
Flexor Digiti Minimi (FDM)
Opponens Digiti Minimi (ODM)
4. Indicis – for index finger.
eg. Extensor Indicis (EI)
