Architecture Of The Hand Flashcards
The hand is a ____ organ; it is an organ with ______; and it is a _________ organ.
motor; specialization; sensory
T/F: The hand and brain are an inseparable, interacting functional pair
True
The thumb Trapezio-Metacarpal joint is also know as the ____ joint
CMC joint (carpal-metacarpal)
The CMC (TMC) joint is a ____ joint
Saddle joint
the CMC (TMC) joint as __ degrees of freedom. Name the motions at this joint
two degrees of freedom
motions: flexion/extension; abduction/adduction
____ muscles help stabilize the thumb in all planes
Thenar muscles
The thumb metacarpophalangeal joint (MP) is a _____ joint
condyloid
the thumb MP joint has ___ degrees of freedom. Name the motions at this joint
two degrees of freedom
motions: flexion/extension; abduction/adduction
Name the four stabilizing structures of the thumb MP joint
- volar plate
- ulnar and radial collateral ligaments
- Medial sesamoid bone
- Lateral sesamoid bone
This structure allows proximal phalanx to smoothly flex over the metacarpal; when joint is in extension, it is check rein for extension
Volar plate
These arise from bone and are made of thickened collagen tissue; they arise from one bone and attach to another bone; strengthen capsule; limit the amount of joint motion
collateral ligaments
Thumb MP joint medial sesamoid attachment:
adductor pollicis muscle
Thumb MP joint lateral sesamoid attachment:
abductor pollicis and flexor pollicis brevis
Thumb Interphalangeal joint (PIP joint) is a ____ joint
Simple hinge joint
the thumb PIP joint has __ degrees of freedom. What motions does this joint have?
one degree of freedom
motion: flexion and extension