Tags: Anatomical Structure, Muscle.
In human anatomy the abductor pollicis longus (APL) is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. As the name implies its major function is to abduct the thumb at the wrist. Its tendon forms the anterior border of the anatomical snuffbox.
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