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The thenar eminence (from the Greek "θέναρ" - ''thenar'', "palm of the hand"〔(θέναρ ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital library〕 and the Latin word "eminentia", meaning projection,) refers to the group of muscles on the palm of the human hand at the base of the thumb. The skin overlying this region is the area stimulated when trying to elicit a palmomental reflex. ==Structure== The following three muscles are considered part of the thenar eminence: * Abductor pollicis brevis abducts the thumb. This muscle is the most superficial of the thenar group. * Flexor pollicis brevis, which lies next to the abductor, will flex the thumb, curling it up in the palm. * Opponens pollicis lies deep to abductor pollicis brevis. As its name suggests it opposes the thumb, bringing it against the fingers. This is a very important movement, as most of human hand dexterity comes from this action. Another muscle that controls movement of the thumb is adductor pollicis. It lies deeper and more distal to flexor pollicis brevis. Despite its name, its main action is mainly rotation and opposition. It is not in the thenar group of muscles, so is supplied by the ulnar nerve. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thenar eminence」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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