Palmaris Longus: Self-Identification and through Dissection

Using 8 methods, 337 medical students were asked to examine and to self-identify the presence ofthe palmaris longus muscle in each of their own arm. On the other hand, during anatomy dissection a total of 174 cadaver arms were examined for palmaris longus muscle. This study covers the schoolyears 2015 to 2017. The result showed that 97% of the arms of the students and that of the cadavershave the palmaris