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flexor pollicis longus
Origin: anterior surface of middle 1/3 of radius
Insertion: distal phalanx of thumb
Action: flexes distal phalanx of thumb
Innervation: median palmar interosseous nerve
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
Components
tendinous sheath of flexor pollicis longus (radial bursa)
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