Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: June 14, 2024
Preferred Name

palmaris brevis
Synonyms

palmaris brevis muscle

musculus palmaris brevis

Definitions

The Palmaris brevis is a thin, quadrilateral muscle, placed beneath the integument of the ulnar side of the hand. It arises by tendinous fasciculi from the transverse carpal ligament and palmar aponeurosis; the fleshy fibers are inserted into the skin on the ulnar border of the palm of the hand. The muscle is innervated by the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve, containing fibers from the eighth cervical and first thoracic nerves.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0036172

altLabel

palmaris brevis muscle

musculus palmaris brevis

ccf_is_provisional

false

ccf_part_of

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma321806

ccf_pref_label

palmaris brevis muscle

definition

The Palmaris brevis is a thin, quadrilateral muscle, placed beneath the integument of the ulnar side of the hand. It arises by tendinous fasciculi from the transverse carpal ligament and palmar aponeurosis; the fleshy fibers are inserted into the skin on the ulnar border of the palm of the hand. The muscle is innervated by the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve, containing fibers from the eighth cervical and first thoracic nerves.

has exact synonym

palmaris brevis muscle

musculus palmaris brevis

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uberon

id

UBERON:0036172

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

label

palmaris brevis

notation

UBERON:0036172

prefLabel

palmaris brevis

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

xRef

SCTID:181650004

Wikipedia:Palmaris_brevis_muscle

FMA:37381

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0014377

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