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Glossary Anatomy

Abductor pollicis brevis

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Also known as APB m. abductor pollicis brevis

Superficial thenar muscle innervated by the recurrent thenar branch of the median nerve. Abducts the thumb perpendicular to the palm — the basis of the standard manual test for median-nerve motor function.