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Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL)

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Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL):

Proximal Attachment - Posterior surface of proximal halves of ulna, radius, and interosseous membrane

Distal Attachment - Base of 1st metacarpal

Innervation - Posterior interosseous nerve, continuation of deep branch of radial nerve

Action - Abducts thumb and extends it at carpometacarpal joint

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