hypothenar

The muscles of the hand are principally concerned, as regards surface form, in producing the thenar and hypothenar eminences, and cannot be individually distinguished; the thenar eminence, on the radial side, is larger and rounder than the hypothenar, which is a long narrow elevation along the ulnar side of the palm.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 11. Surface Anatomy of the Upper Extremity 1918

They drain into a venous plexus which is situated over the thenar and hypothenar eminences and across the front of the wrist.

VII. The Veins. 3c. The Veins of the Upper Extremity and Thorax 1918

The muscles of the hand are subdivided into three groups: (1) those of the thumb, which occupy the radial side and produce the thenar eminence; (2) those of the little finger, which occupy the ulnar side and give rise to the hypothenar eminence; (3) those in the middle of the palm and between the metacarpal bones.

IV. Myology. 1F. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Hand 1918

When the Palmaris brevis is in action it produces a wrinkling of the skin over the hypothenar eminence and a dimple on the ulnar border.

XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 11. Surface Anatomy of the Upper Extremity 1918

Wasting of the thenar and hypothenar eminences, and filling up of the hollows above and below the anterior annular ligament, render the appearance on the palmar aspect characteristic.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

While an assistant draws up the skin as much as possible, the surgeon makes an accurate circular incision through the skin, about an inch below the styloid processes, just grazing the thenar and hypothenar eminences.

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Joseph Bell 1874