Hand intrinsic muscles innervated by the median nerve (mnemonic)
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All the intrinsic muscles of the hand are innervated by the ulnar nerve, except four muscles which are supplied by the median nerve and are easily recalled with the mnemonic:
- FOAL or LOAF
Mnemonic
- F: flexor pollicis brevis
- O: opponens pollicis
- A: abductor pollicis brevis
- L: lateral two lumbricals
-<p>All the <strong><a href="/articles/intrinsic-muscles-of-the-hand">intrinsic muscles</a> of the <a href="/articles/hands">hand</a></strong> are innervated by the <a href="/articles/ulnar-nerve">ulnar nerve</a>, except four muscles which are <strong>supplied by the <a href="/articles/median-nerve">median nerve</a></strong> and are easily recalled with the mnemonic:</p><ul><li>- +<p>All the <a href="/articles/intrinsic-muscles-of-the-hand">intrinsic muscles</a> of the <a href="/articles/hands">hand</a> are <strong>innervated</strong> by the <a href="/articles/ulnar-nerve">ulnar nerve</a>, except four muscles which are supplied by the <a href="/articles/median-nerve-2">median nerve</a> and are easily recalled with the <strong>mnemonic</strong>:</p><ul><li>
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FOAL (mnemonic)
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