Where Is the Thenar Eminence?

The thenar eminence is the muscular bulge on the radial side of the palm of the hand due to the thenar muscles. Two are innervated by median nerve, and flexor pollicis brevis

flexor pollicis brevis
The flexor pollicis brevis is a muscle in the hand that flexes the thumb. It is one of three thenar muscles. It has both a superficial part and a deep part.
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is innervated by the ulnar nerve. Together the muscle group primarily acts to oppose the thumb.

Where is thenar located?

Your thenar eminence is the soft fleshy area at the base of your thumb. The four muscles found here make your thumb opposable.

Where are the thenar and hypo thenar eminence muscles found?

The thenar eminence is the fleshy mound at the base of the thumb. The hypothenar eminence is the mound located at the base of the fifth digit (little finger). The eminences at either side of the hand are made up of muscles. The muscles located in the thenar eminence function primarily to control the thumb.

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