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2.4.3. Anatomy Lab - Wednesday - Lab Palm Hand Neuro Flashcards

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What does the thenar compartment refer to, and what structures does it contain?

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The thenar compartment is the lateral compartment of the palmar surface of the hand

It contains the abductor pollicis brevis (laterally), the flexor pollicis brevis (medially), and the opponens pollicis (deeply)

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What does the hypothenar compartment refer to, and what structures does it contain?

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The hypothenar compartment is the medial compartment of the palmar surface of the hand

It contains the abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, and the opponens digiti

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What is the “carpal tunnel”?

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The relatively tight passageway beneath the flexor retinaculum (aka transverse carpal ligament) through which the median nerve and the tendons to the fingers and thumb are transmitted

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Name the bones of the wrist (8)

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Scaphoid

Lunate

Triquetrum

Pisiform

Trapezium

Trapezoid

Capitate

Hamate

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What is the most commonly fractured bone in the wrist?

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The scaphoid

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What bones does the scaphoid interface with? (3)

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Radius, trapezium, and trapezoid

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Which phalange (proximal, middle or distant) is absent in the thumb?

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The middle

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List the wrist bones in the proximal row from lateral to medial (radial to ulnar)

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Scaphoid

Lunate

Triquetrum

Pisiform

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List the wrist bones in the distal row from lateral to medial (radial to ulnar)

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Trapezium

Trapezoid

Capitate

Hamate

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What is unique about the scaphoid’s blood supply?

What can sometimes happen to the blood supply after a fracture?

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It enters the bone from the distal pole of the scaphoid on its dorsal side.

The proximal pole may suffer a loss of blood flow and undergo aseptic (sterile) necrosis - aka avascular necrosis

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What does “reduction” of a fracture refer to?

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An attempt to “set” the fracture or to re-establish its normal anatomical shape.

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What does the lunate articulate with?

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the radius

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What does the triquetrum articulate with?

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proximally with the articular disc of the distal radio-ulnar joint

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What does the trapezium articulate with?

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The first and second metacarpals

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What does the trapezoid articulate with?

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The second metacarpal

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What does the capitate articulate with?

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the third metacarpal distally

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What does the hamate articulate with?

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the fourth and fifth metacarpals

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Which wrist bone is the largest?

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the capitate

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What is the palmar aponeurosis?

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A thick aponeurotic (tendon) layer overlying the central compartment of the palm; the palmaris longus inserts into it

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What is unique about the origins and insertions of the intrinsic muscles of the hand?

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They all originate and insert entirely within the hand

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List the intrinsic muscles of the hand (9)

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1) Abductor pollicis brevis
2) Flexor pollicis brevis
3) Opponens pollicis
4) Abductor digiti minimi
5) Flexor digiti minimi brevis
6) Opponens digiti
7) Adductor pollis
8) Lumbricals (for the index, middle, ring, and small fingers)
9) Interosseous (dorsal and palmar)

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Abductor pollicis brevis:

Origin

Insertion

Innervation

Action

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Origin: flexor retinaculum, tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium

Insertion: lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of thumb

Innervation: recurrent branch of the median nerve (C8, T1)

Action: Abducts thumb; helps oppose it

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Opponens pollicis:

Origin

Insertion

Innervation

Action

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Origin: flexor retinaculum, tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium

Insertion: lateral side of the first metacarpal

Innervation: recurrent branch of the median nerve (C8, T1)

Action: to oppose thumb; it draws 1st metacarpal medially to center of the palm and rotates it medially

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Flexor pollicis brevis:

Origin

Insertion

Innervations (2)

Action

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Origin: flexor retinaculum and tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium

Insertion: lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb

Innervations: 1) Superficial head is innervated by the recurrent branch of the median nerve (C8, T1); 2) Deep head is innervated by the deep branch of the ulnar nerve (C8, T1)

Action: flexes thumb

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Abductor digiti minimi: Origin Insertion Innervations Action
Origin: Pisiform Insertion: medial side of base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit Innervations: Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1) Action: abducts 5th digit; assists in flexion of its proximal phalanx
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Flexor digiti minimi brevis: Origin Insertion Innervation Action
Origin: hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum Insertion: medial side of base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit Innervation: Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1) Action: Flexes proximal phalanx of 5th digit
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Opponens digiti: Origin Insertion Innervation Action
Origin: Hook of hamate and flexor retinaculum Insertion: medial border of 5th metacarpal Innervation: Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1) Action: Draws 5th metacarpal anterior and rotates it, bringing 5th digit into opposition with the thumb
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Adductor pollicis: Origin (2) Insertion Innervation Action
Origin: 1) Oblique head originates on the bases of the 2nd and 3rd metacarpals, capitate, and adjacent carpals; 2) Transverse head originates on the anterior surface of the shaft of the 3rd metacarpal Insertion: Medial side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb Innervation: Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1) Action: Adducts thumb toward lateral border of palm
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Which muscle's main action is palmar adduction of the thumb, allowing for the grasping and manipulation of objects?
Opponens pollicis
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Which nerve makes it possible for the hand to perform fine, rapid, **coordinated** motor movements, such as playing the piano or violin?
The deep motor branch of the ulnar nerve
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What type of structure do the lumbricals both originate and insert on?
Tendons
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What side of each digit are the lumbricals ALWAYS on?
The radial side of each digit.
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Lumbricals for the 1st and 2nd digits (index and middle fingers): Origin Insertion Innervation Action
Origin: lateral two tendons of flexor digitorum profundus Insertion: lateral sides of extensor expansions of 2nd-5th digits Innervation: Median nerve (C8, **T1**) Action: Flex metacarpophalangeal joints, extend interphalangeal joints of the 2nd-5th digits
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Lumbricals for the 3rd and 4th digits (ring and small finger): Origin Insertion Innervation Action
Origin: medial three tendons of flexor digitorum profundus Insertion: lateral sides of extensor expansions of 2nd-5th digits Innervation: Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, **T1**) Action: flex metacarpophalangeal joints, extend interphalangeal joints of the 2nd-5th digits
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How many dorsal interossei are there?
There are 4
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How many palmar interossei are there?
There are 3
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Dorsal Interossei: Origin Insertion Innervation Action
Origin: adjacent sides of two metacarpals Insertion: bases of proximal phalanges; extensor expansions of 2nd-4th digits Innervation: Deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, **T1**) Action: Abduct 2nd-4th digits from axial line; assist lumbricals in flexing metacarpophalangeal joints and extending interphalangeal joints
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The superficial palmar arch is a continuation of which artery?
the ulnar artery
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The deep palmar arch is a continuation of which artery?
The radial artery
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Which branch of the ulnar nerve is the sensory branch? What sensation does it provide?
The superficial branch Supplies sensation to the skin of palmar and distal dorsal aspects of digit 5 and the medial side of digit 4 and proximal portion of the palm
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What branch of the ulnar nerve is motor? What does it innervate?
The deep branch of the ulnar nerve Innervates hypothenar muscles, lumbricals of digits 4 and 5, ALL interossei, adductor pollicis, deep head of flexor pollicis brevis
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The median nerve provides sensation to what part of the hand?
Provides sensation to the skin of the palmar and distal dorsal aspects of lateral 3.5 digits and adjacent palm
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What muscles does the motor branch of the median nerve innervate in the hand?
abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis
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What sensation is provided by the common palmar digital nerve?
Provides sensation to skin of the palmar surfaces of the adjacent sides of two digits
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What is the motor function of the common palmar digital nerve?
Sympathetic motor to the skin; motor nerve to the 1st & 2nd lumbrical muscles
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What is the sensory function of the proper palmar digital nerve (2)?
Median: provides sensation to the palmar skin and nail bed of digits 1-3 and the lateral side of 4th digit Ulnar: provides sensation to the palmar and dorsal skin on medial side of the 4th digit and all of the 5th digit
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What is the motor function of the proper palmar digital nerve?
Provides sympathetic motor to the skin
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Demonstrate (without hurting yourself): Forearm supination and pronation Ulnar deviation and radial deviation Wrist extension and flexion Finger abduction and adduction Finger hyper-extension, extension and flexion
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Demonstrate: Thumb extension and flexion Opposing thumb to finger Palmar abduction Radial abduction Anteposition (opposition) and retroposition
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Identify:
Palmar aponeurosis
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Identify the following:
1. Abductor pollicis brevis 2. Flexor pollicis brevis 3. Flexor retinaculum (cut) 4. Carpal tunnel (beneath the flexor retinaculum
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Identify the following:
1. Abductor pollicis brevis (cut and reflected) 2. Opponens pollicis 3. Superficial palmar arterial arch
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Identify the following:
1. Adductor pollicis 2. Opponens pollicis 3. Abductor digiti minimi (cut)
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Identify the following:
1. Abductor digiti minimi 2. Flexor digiti minimi brevis
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Identify the following:
1. Abductor digiti minimi (cut and reflected) 2. Flexor digiti minimi brevis (cut and reflected) 3. Opponens digiti minimi
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Identify the following:
1. Lumbricals (index and middle fingers) 2. Adductor pollicis
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Identify the following:
1. Common palmar digital artery 2. Proper palmar digital artery 3. Common palmar digital nerve 4. Proper palmar digital nerve \*Note the distal bifurcation of the common digital artery versus the proximal bifurcation of the common digital nerve. This characteristic is surgically significant in the safe separation of webbed fingers.
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Identify the following:
1. Ulnar artery (to superficial arch) 2. Deep arterial arch (radial artery) Note: Remember USA: Ulnar artery = Superficial arch = furthest Away. This means that the Ulnar Artery is the main contributor to the superficial arch, which is located furtherly distal than the deep arch
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Identify the following:
1. Median nerve 2. Princeps pollicis artery
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Identify the following:
1. Proximal phalanx 2. Middle phalanx 3. Distal phalanx 4. Metacarpal bone 5. Carpal bones
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Identify the following:
1. Trapezium 2. Trapezoid 3. Capitate 4. Hamate 5. Scaphoid 6. Lunate 7. Triquetrum 8. Pisiform
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What position is the arm in when it becomes most vulnerable to glenohumeral (shoulder) dislocation?
When the arm is pulled upward and backward in should abduction and external rotation (think of a baseball pitcher's or football quarterback's throwing position)
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Which is more common: a posterior shoulder dislocation or an anterior shoulder dislocation? When does the more uncommon one generally occur?
Anterior dislocation is more common Posterior dislocation is seen mainly with seizures (or severe trauma)
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What nerve can be injured by a fracture of the humerus at the mid-shaft?
The radial nerve

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