Flexor pollicis brevis muscle

muscle of the upper limb
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q257609
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Flexor pollicis brevis muscle

Summary

Flexor pollicis brevis muscle is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #361 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's image is recorded as Gray — musculus flexor pollicis brevis.png[3].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's instance of is recorded as chiral muscle organ type[5].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's subclass of is recorded as thenar muscle[6].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[7].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's part of is recorded as thenar muscle[8].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's Commons category is recorded as Flexor pollicis brevis muscles[9].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08mps7[10].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A04.6.02.055[11].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 37378[13].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's UBERON ID is recorded as 0011012[14].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's antagonist muscle is recorded as extensor pollicis longus muscle[15].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0224280[16].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's innervated by is recorded as deep branch of ulnar nerve[17].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's innervated by is recorded as nerve to superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis[18].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's muscle action is recorded as flexion of the thumb[19].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 23442[20].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's muscle origin is recorded as trapezoid bone[21].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's muscle origin is recorded as capitate bone[22].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's muscle origin is recorded as tubercle of trapezium[23].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's muscle origin is recorded as flexor retinaculum of the hand[24].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's muscle insertion is recorded as proximal phalanx of thumb[25].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's TA98 Latin term is recorded as m. brevis flexor pollicis[26].
  • Flexor pollicis brevis muscle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778611014[27].

Why It Matters

Flexor pollicis brevis muscle draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #361 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . unifr.ch. unifr.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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