Adductor Pollicis Muscle

By: Tim Barclay, PhD

Medically reviewed by: Stephanie Curreli, MD, PhD

Last Updated: Jun 25, 2015

The adductor pollicis muscle is a bifurcated muscle of the hand that serves to pull the thumb toward the palm. Adductor muscles move a limb toward the central line of the body or a digit toward the axis of a limb. It comes from the Latin word, adductus, meaning one that draws to. An adductor is also a muscle that closes the valves in a clam or other bivalve mollusk, but it isn’t the one that snaps Continue Scrolling To Read More Below...

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Adductor Pollicis Muscle

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