Opponens
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Opponens can refer to:
- Opponens digiti minimi muscleOpponens digiti minimi muscleThe opponens digiti minimi is a muscle in the hand. It is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the palmaris brevis, abductor minimi digiti, and flexor brevis minimi digiti...
- Opponens pollicis muscleOpponens pollicis muscleThe opponens pollicis is a small, triangular muscle in the hand, which functions to oppose the thumb. It is one of the three thenar muscles, lying deep to the abductor pollicis brevis and lateral to the flexor pollicis brevis.-Structure:...