The movement of the fingers, or digits, is achieved by flexors and adductors. The flexors, such as the |flexor digitorum superficialis| and the |flexor digitorum profundus| (shown in this palmar view), contract to draw the fingers into a curl. Adductors (not shown in the palmar view) are on the backs of the digits and contract to draw the finger out straight. |Collateral ligaments| pass along the sides of the digits and work in fine-tuning side-to-side ~flexions~.
