Term Name:	opponens digiti minimi of hand
Synonyms:	opponens digiti minimi, opponens digiti minimi %28hand%29, opponens digiti quinti
Definition:	The opponens minimi digiti (opponens digiti quinti in older texts) is a muscle in the hand. It is of a triangular form, and placed immediately beneath the palmaris brevis, abductor minimi digiti, and flexor brevis minimi digiti. It arises from the convexity of the hamulus of the hamate bone, and contiguous portion of the transverse carpal ligament; it is inserted into the whole length of the metacarpal bone of the little finger, along its ulnar margin.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0036176]