Your fingers have no muscles: they are moved by tendons connected to muscles in the palm and forearm.
Why it is true
When we make a fist, the muscles doing the work are in the forearm, which is why it moves when we bend our fingers. The tendons run through the wrist like a puppet's strings. Smaller muscles in the palm handle the fine movements.
Source: Kenhub (Anatomia)
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