Interossei
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Interossei refer to muscles between certain bones. There are many interossei in a human body. Specific interossei include:
On the hands
- Dorsal interossei muscles of the hand
- Palmar interossei musclesPalmar interossei musclesThe palmar interossei are small muscles in the hand that lie on the anterior aspect of the metacarpals. They are smaller than the dorsal interossei of the hand, which lie between the metacarpals.-Structure:...
On the feet
- Dorsal interossei muscles of the footDorsal interossei of the footIn human anatomy, the dorsal interossei of the foot are four muscles situated between the metatarsal bones.- Origin :The four interossei muscles are bipenniform muscles each originating by two heads from the proximal half of the of the sides of adjacent metatarsal bones.- Insertion :The two heads...
- Plantar interossei musclesPlantar interossei musclesThe plantar interossei, three in number, lie beneath rather than between the metatarsal bones, and each is connected with but one metatarsal bone....