Everyday Muscle.

Abductor Digiti Minimi (Hand)

Hand
The muscle that lets you stick your pinky out when you sip tea.
Function
Abducts 5th digit (pinky) away from ring finger
Origin
Pisiform bone and flexor carpi ulnaris tendon
Insertion
Base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit (medial side)
Innervation
Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8-T1)
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus Extensor Digitorum Extensor Indicis Flexor Pollicis Longus Extensor Pollicis Longus Extensor Pollicis Brevis Abductor Pollicis Longus Adductor Pollicis Opponens Pollicis Opponens Digiti Minimi (Hand)