Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (Hand)

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Innervation	Action
Flexor digiti minimi brevis (hand)

Origin

• Hook of hamate¹
• Flexor retinaculum¹

Insertion

Medial side of base of 5th proximal phalanx¹

Innervation

Deep Br. of Ulnar N. (C8, T1)¹

Action

5th MCP: Flexion¹

Notes

1.

Gilroy AM, MacPherson BR, Wikenheiser JC, Voll MM, Wesker K, Schünke M, eds. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2020.