Question #96
Which of the following intrinsic hand muscles is supplied by the median nerve?
The median nerve supplies the three thenar muscles and the two lateral lumbricals
The thenar muscles can be remembered as OAF:
- Opponens pollicis
- Abductor pollicis brevis
- Flexor pollicis brevis
The muscles in the hand supplied by the median nerve can be remembered as LOAF.
All of the other intrinsic muscles of the hand are supplied by the ulnar nerve.