Recurrent branch of the median nerve
Encyclopedia
The recurrent branch of the median nerve (which has also been called "the million dollar nerve") is the branch of the median nerve
which supplies the thenar muscles. It is also occasionally referred to as the thenar branch, or the thenar muscular branch, of the median nerve. In the thenar eminence
it provides motor innervation to opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis and flexor pollicis brevis. An earlier branch of the median nerve also supplies the lumbricals 1 & 2. All other intrinsic muscles of the hand are receive their motor innervation from branches of the ulnar nerve
.
It usually passes distal to the transverse carpal ligament.
It ends in the opponens pollicis.
Median nerve
The median nerve is a nerve in humans and other animals. It is in the upper limb. It is one of the five main nerves originating from the brachial plexus....
which supplies the thenar muscles. It is also occasionally referred to as the thenar branch, or the thenar muscular branch, of the median nerve. In the thenar eminence
Thenar eminence
The thenar eminence refers to the group of muscles on the palm of the human hand at the base of the thumb...
it provides motor innervation to opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis and flexor pollicis brevis. An earlier branch of the median nerve also supplies the lumbricals 1 & 2. All other intrinsic muscles of the hand are receive their motor innervation from branches of the ulnar nerve
Ulnar nerve
In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve which runs near the ulna bone. The ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint is in relation with the ulnar nerve. The nerve is the largest unprotected nerve in the human body , so injury is common...
.
It usually passes distal to the transverse carpal ligament.
It ends in the opponens pollicis.