Interossei

{{short description|Muscles between certain bones}}

Interossei refer to muscles between certain bones. There are many interossei in a human body. Specific interossei include:

On the hands

  • Dorsal interossei muscles of the hand {{cite journal | last=Nayak | first=Vanishri S | title=Cadaveric Study on Morphology of Dorsal Interossei of Hand and its Anatomical Variation | journal=JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH | date=2016 | pmid=27504270 | pmc=4963630 | doi=10.7860/JCDR/2016/19068.8034 | doi-access=free | page=}}
  • Palmar interossei muscles

File:Gray428.png|Dorsal interossei muscles of the hand

File:Gray429.png|Palmar interossei muscles

On the feet

  • Dorsal interossei muscles of the foot
  • Plantar interossei muscles {{cite journal | last=Zarachi | first=Athina | last2=Vartholomatos | first2=Evrysthenis | last3=Tsikou | first3=Alkistis | last4=Komnos | first4=Ioannis | last5=Papoudou-Bai | first5=Alexandra | last6=Lampri | first6=Evangelia | last7=Liontos | first7=Angelos | last8=Ragos | first8=Vasilios | title=A Rare Variation of Plantar Interossei Muscles of the Foot – a Case Report | journal=Maedica - A Journal of Clinical Medicine | volume=18 | issue=1 | date=2023-03-15 | pmid=37266474 | pmc=10231165 | doi=10.26574/maedica.2023.18.1.153 | doi-access=free | page=}}

File:Gray446.png|Dorsal interossei muscles of the foot

File:Gray447.png|Plantar interossei muscles

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