Thenar eminence

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article's factual accuracy is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. (December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article cites its sources but does not provide page references. You can help by providing page numbers for existing citations. (January 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Thenar eminence
The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the anterior surface of the wrist and digits
Transverse section across the wrist and digits (muscles of thumb labeled at upper left)
Details
Artery	Superficial palmar arch
Nerve	Median nerve
Actions	Control movement of the thumb
Identifiers
Latin	eminentia thenaris
TA98	A01.2.07.023
TA2	306
FMA	61520
Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

The thenar eminence is the mound formed at the base of the thumb on the palm of the hand by the intrinsic group of muscles of the thumb.^[1] The skin overlying this region is the area stimulated when trying to elicit a palmomental reflex. The word thenar comes from Ancient Greek θέναρ (thenar) 'palm of the hand'.^[2]