brevis muscle brevis muscle in human anatomy, a brevis muscle derives its name from the latin brevis meaning "short", and can refer to: arm extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle, a muscle in the middle of the forearm that manipulates the wrist so the hand moves away from the palm and towards the thumb extensor pollicis brevis muscle, a skeletal muscle on the dorsal side of the forearm hand abductor pollicis brevis muscle, a muscle in the hand that functions as an abductor of the thumb flexor digiti minimi brevis (hand), a muscle in the hand that flexes the little finger flexor pollicis brevis muscle, a muscle in the hand that flexes the thumb palmaris brevis muscle, a thin, quadrilateral muscle, beneath the integument of the ulnar side of the hand leg adductor brevis muscle, a muscle in the thigh used for moving the hip foot extensor brevis group extensor digitorum brevis muscle, a muscle on the upper surface of the foot that helps extend digits 2 through 4 extensor hallucis brevis muscle, a muscle on the top of the foot that helps to extend the big toe flexor brevis group flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (foot), a muscle under the metatarsal bone of the little toe flexor digitorum brevis muscle, a muscle in the middle of the sole of the foot flexor hallucis brevis muscle, a muscle in sole of the foot that leads to the big toe other peroneus brevis, a muscle that acts in plantarflexion and eversion of the foot this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.