Review Question - QID 109805

A 45-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider for wrist pain. She reports a 4-month history of gradually worsening pain localized to the radial side of her right wrist. The pain is dull, non-radiating, and intermittent. Her past medical history is notable for rheumatoid arthritis and von Willebrand disease. She does not smoke and drinks alcohol socially. She is active in her neighborhood’s local badminton league. Her temperature is 98.6°F (37°C), blood pressure is 125/75 mmHg, pulse is 80/min, and respirations are 18/min. On exam, she has mild tenderness to palpation in her thenar snuffbox. Nodules are located on the proximal interphalangeal joints of both hands. Ulnar deviation of the hand with her thumb clenched in her palm produces pain. Which of the following muscles in most likely affected in this patient?