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Glossary Anatomy

Flexor pollicis brevis

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Also known as FPB m. flexor pollicis brevis

Thenar muscle with two heads — superficial (recurrent thenar branch of median nerve) and deep (deep branch of ulnar nerve). The dual innervation explains residual thumb flexion strength after isolated median or ulnar palsy.