Anatomy of the Hand Flashcards
Skeleton of the Hand
- Label the diagram


Carpal bones
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): …, Lunate, …, Pisiform (a … bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’

Carpal bones
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, …, Triquetrum, … (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): …, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’)
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’)

Carpal bones
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, …, Capitate, … (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’

Carpal bones
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: … and ….
- … (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- … (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’
- The carpal bones are a group of eight, irregularly shaped bones. They are organised into two rows: proximal and distal.
- Proximal (Lateral to medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (a sesamoid bone, formed within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris)
- Distal (Lateral to medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (has a projection on its palmar surface, known as the ‘hook of hamate’

Label the carpal bones


Label the carpal bones


Label the carpal bones


Label the carpal bones


What is the most commonly fractured carpal bone?
Scaphoid bone - slow recovery - poor blood supply to proximal part: avascular necrosis

Clinical: Fracture of … bone (Carpal bone) is common (slow recovery - poor blood supply to proximal part: avascular necrosis)
Clinical: Fracture of scaphoid bone is common (slow recovery - poor blood supply to proximal part: avascular necrosis)

Joints of the hand
- … (wrist joint)
- Midcarpal/Intercarpal
- … (between distal carpal and metacarpal)
- Most prominent - between trapezium and first metacarpal - … joint
- Metacarpophalangeal - between metacarpals and proximal phalanges
- Interphalangeal - between phalanges
- Radiocarpal (wrist joint)
- Midcarpal/Intercarpal
-
Carpometacarpal (between distal carpal and metacarpal)
- Most prominent - between trapezium and first metacarpal - saddle joint
- Metacarpophalangeal - between metacarpals and proximal phalanges
- Interphalangeal - between phalanges

Name the carpal bones (proximal vs distal)


Label the carpal bones


Proximally, the … and … articulate with the radius to form the wrist joint (also known as the ‘radio-carpal joint’). In the distal row, all of the carpal bones articulate with the metacarpals.
Proximally, the scaphoid and lunate articulate with the radius to form the wrist joint (also known as the ‘radio-carpal joint’). In the distal row, all of the carpal bones articulate with the metacarpals.
Collectively, the carpal bones form an … in the coronal plane. A membranous band, the flexor …, spans between the medial and lateral edges of the arch, forming the carpal tunnel.
Collectively, the carpal bones form an arch in the coronal plane. A membranous band, the flexor retinaculum, spans between the medial and lateral edges of the arch, forming the carpal tunnel.
Joints of the hand
- Radiocarpal (wrist joint)
- Midcarpal/Intercarpal
- Carpometacarpal (between distal carpal and metacarpal)
- Most prominent - between … and first metacarpal - saddle joint
- … - between metacarpals and proximal phalanges
- … - between phalanges
- Radiocarpal (wrist joint)
- Midcarpal/Intercarpal
- Carpometacarpal (between distal carpal and metacarpal)
- Most prominent - between trapezium and first metacarpal - saddle joint
- Metacarpophalangeal - between metacarpals and proximal phalanges
- Interphalangeal - between phalanges

Wrist (Radiocarpal) Joint
- … joint between radius + disc and first carpal row
- Reinforced by ligaments
- Ulnar and radial … ligaments (limits abduction/adduction)
- Ligaments on the palmar/dorsal surfaces (limits extension/flexion)
- … ligaments originate from styloid processes (radial or ulnar) and extent to either scaphoid tubercle (Radial) or triquetral (ulnar), ligaments on palmar/dorsal also originate from styloid processes
- We can flex, extend, abduct, adduct at wrist joint (all together - circumduction)
- Synovial joint between radius + disc and first carpal row
- Reinforced by ligaments
- Ulnar and radial collateral ligaments (limits abduction/adduction)
- Ligaments on the palmar/dorsal surfaces (limits extension/flexion)
- Collateral ligaments originate from styloid processes (radial or ulnar) and extent to either scaphoid tubercle (Radial) or triquetral (ulnar), ligaments on palmar/dorsal also originate from styloid processes
- We can flex, extend, abduct, adduct at wrist joint (all together - circumduction)

Wrist (Radiocarpal) Joint
- … joint between radius + disc and first carpal row
- Reinforced by ligaments
- Ulnar and radial collateral ligaments (limits …/…)
- Ligaments on the palmar/dorsal surfaces (limits …/…)
- Collateral ligaments originate from styloid processes (radial or ulnar) and extent to either scaphoid tubercle (Radial) or triquetral (ulnar), ligaments on palmar/dorsal also originate from styloid processes
- We can flex, extend, abduct, adduct at wrist joint (all together - circumduction)
- Synovial joint between radius + disc and first carpal row
- Reinforced by ligaments
- Ulnar and radial collateral ligaments (limits abduction/adduction)
- Ligaments on the palmar/dorsal surfaces (limits extension/flexion)
- Collateral ligaments originate from styloid processes (radial or ulnar) and extent to either scaphoid tubercle (Radial) or triquetral (ulnar), ligaments on palmar/dorsal also originate from styloid processes
- We can flex, extend, abduct, adduct at wrist joint (all together - circumduction)

Wrist (Radiocarpal) Joint
- … joint between radius + disc and first carpal row
- Reinforced by ligaments
- Ulnar and radial collateral ligaments (limits abduction/adduction)
- Ligaments on the palmar/dorsal surfaces (limits extension/flexion)
- Collateral ligaments originate from … processes (radial or ulnar) and extent to either scaphoid tubercle (Radial) or triquetral (ulnar), ligaments on palmar/dorsal also originate from … processes
- We can flex, extend, abduct, adduct at wrist joint (all together - …)
- Synovial joint between radius + disc and first carpal row
- Reinforced by ligaments
- Ulnar and radial collateral ligaments (limits abduction/adduction)
- Ligaments on the palmar/dorsal surfaces (limits extension/flexion)
- Collateral ligaments originate from styloid processes (radial or ulnar) and extent to either scaphoid tubercle (Radial) or triquetral (ulnar), ligaments on palmar/dorsal also originate from styloid processes
- We can flex, extend, abduct, adduct at wrist joint (all together - circumduction)

What movements can the wrist (radiocarpal) joint make?
flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, circumduction

Carpometacarpal joints
- … joints - Limited movement
- Except for the … joint (between trapezium and metacarpal of d1)
- Enables opposition
- Movements of the thumb: extension, flexion, abduction, adduction, opposition, reposition
- Plane joints - Limited movement
- Except for the saddle joint (between trapezium and metacarpal of d1)
- Enables opposition
- Movements of the thumb: extension, flexion, abduction, adduction, opposition, reposition

Carpometacarpal joints
- Plane joints - Limited movement
- Except for the saddle joint (between … and metacarpal of d1)
- Enables …
- Movements of the thumb: extension, flexion, abduction, adduction, opposition, reposition
- Plane joints - Limited movement
- Except for the saddle joint (between trapezium and metacarpal of d1)
- Enables opposition
- Movements of the thumb: extension, flexion, abduction, adduction, opposition, reposition

Carpometacarpal joints
- Plane joints - Limited movement
- Except for the saddle joint (between trapezium and metacarpal of …)
- Enables opposition
- Movements of the thumb: (6)
- Plane joints - Limited movement
- Except for the saddle joint (between trapezium and metacarpal of d1)
- Enables opposition
- Movements of the thumb: extension, flexion, abduction, adduction, opposition, reposition
















































































