See Also: caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis(medicine)
caput superficiale musculi flexoris pollicis brevis(medicine)
vagina tendinis musculi flexoris pollicis longi(medicine)
caput humeroulnare musculi flexoris digitorum superificialis(medicine)
caput ulnare musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris(medicine)
caput transversum musculi adductoris pollicis(medicine)
tendon sheath of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles(medicine)
flexor pollicis brevis(medicine)
abductor pollicis brevis(medicine)
extensor pollicis brevis(medicine)

Chronic tamponade (health) and caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis (medicine)


Chronic tamponade (health)


A situation in which a chronic excess of fluid inside the pericardial sac and thickening of the pericardial sac progressively compress the heart and impair its performance. The excess fluid in the pericardial sac acts to constrict the heart. Here the outpouring of fluid within the pericardial sac is slowly smashing into the heart.





caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis (medicine)


caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis -->
deep head of flexor pollicis brevis


The head of short flexor of the thumb that arises from the trapezoid and capitate bones and transverse carpal ligaments. It is innervated by the deep ulner nerve, and considered by many to be the first palmar interosseous muscle.

Synonym: caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis.