Hypothenar muscles

Hypothenar eminence
The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the front of the wrist and digits. (Hypothenar eminence labeled at center right.)
Transverse section across the wrist and digits. (Muscles of little finger labeled at upper right.)
Details
Insertion	5th metacarpal and proximal phalynx
Artery	ulnar artery
Nerve	deep branch of ulnar nerve
Actions	control movement of the 5th digit
Identifiers
Latin	eminentia hypothenaris
Dorlands /Elsevier	h_23/12440437
TA	A01.2.07.024
Anatomical terms of muscle []

The hypothenar muscles are a group of three muscles of the palm that control the motion of the little finger.

The three muscles are:

The muscles of hypothenar eminence are from lateral to medial:

The intrinsic muscles of hand can be remembered using the mnemonic, "A OF A OF A" for, Abductor pollicis brevis, Opponens pollicis, Flexor pollicis brevis, Adductor pollicis (thenar muscles), Opponens digiti minimi, Flexor digiti minimi, Abductor digiti minimi (Hypothenar muscles).

"Hypothenar atrophy" is associated with the lesion of the ulnar nerve, which supplies the three hypothenar muscles.

Hypothenar hammer syndrome is a vascular occlusion of this region.