A manual of examinations : upon anatomy, physiology, surgery, practice of medicine, chemistry, obstetrics, materia medica, pharmacy and therapeutics, especially designed for students of medicine, to which is added a medical formulary . —Origin: posterior surfaceof ulna, above its centre and interosseous membrane. Insertion : pos-terior part of last phalanx. Use: to extend the phalanx. Of the indicator? — Origin: middle of posterior surface of ulna,and interosseous membrane. Insertion : second and third phalanges. Of the palmaris brevis ? — Origin: annular ligament and palmarfascia. Insertion:


A manual of examinations : upon anatomy, physiology, surgery, practice of medicine, chemistry, obstetrics, materia medica, pharmacy and therapeutics, especially designed for students of medicine, to which is added a medical formulary . —Origin: posterior surfaceof ulna, above its centre and interosseous membrane. Insertion : pos-terior part of last phalanx. Use: to extend the phalanx. Of the indicator? — Origin: middle of posterior surface of ulna,and interosseous membrane. Insertion : second and third phalanges. Of the palmaris brevis ? — Origin: annular ligament and palmarfascia. Insertion: integuments on inner side of palm of hand. Use:to contract the skin of the hand. Of the lumbricales? (Fig. 69.) — Origin: outer side of the ten-dons of the flexor profundus, near the carpus and a little beyondthe annular ligament. Insertion: middle of first phalanx into thetendinous expansion covering the back of each finger. Use: to bendthe first phalanges. Of the abductor pollicis manus?^ — Origin: anterior pait ofannular ligament, os naviculare and trapezius. Insertion: outsideof base of first phalanx and into both phalanges. Use: to draw thethumb from the 98 ANATOMY Of the opponens poUicis?* Fig. Origin: annular ligament, and ostrapezium. Insertion : anteriorextremity of metacarpal bone ofthumb. Use: to draw the meta-carpal bone inwards. Of the flexor brevis pollicismanus ? ^ ^—Origin: external headfrom inside of annular ligament,and the trapezium and scaphoidbones. Insertion : external sesa-moid bone and base of first pha-lanx of thumb. Second head:Origin: from os magnum andbase of metacarpal bone of mid-dle finger. Insertion: internalsesamoid bone and base of firstphalanx. Use : to bend the firstphalanx of the thumb. Of the adductor pollicis ma-nus ? ^ — Origin : three-fourths ofanterior surface of third meta-carpal bone. Insertion: innerside of root of first phalanx of thumb. Use: to pull the thumbtowards the fingers. Of the abductor indi


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