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Palmar aponeurosis is continuous with the flexor retinaculum and the tendon of the palmaris longus tendon. Extending distally it splits into 4 slips to attach to the 2<sup>nd</sup> to 5<sup>th</sup> fingers. It is an inverted triangle shape which expands over the palm and thins as it reaches across the thenar and hypothenar eminence.
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Palmar aponeurosis
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Hypothenar muscles are located medial and distal to the arrow. These muscles are located on the base of the little finger and consist of the opponens digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis and abductor digiti minimi.
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Hypothenar muscles
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The synovial sheath is located deep to the flexor retinaculum. The tendons that lie deep to the flexor retinaculum, run in three synovial sheaths.
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Synovial sheath
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The flexor retinaculum is a fibrous connective tissue band that is located on the roof of the carpal tunnel. It extends between the hook of hamate and pisiform medially to the scaphoid and trapezium laterally.
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Flexor retinaculum
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Thenar muscles are located lateral and distal to the arrow, these muscles are located on the base of the thumb and consist of the opponens pollicis, flexor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis brevis.
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Thenar muscles
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What structure is indicated by the arrow?

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