Compartments of the hand

Question 1

What are the compartments of the hand?

Answer 1

Thenar 
central 
hypothenar 
adductor 
interosseus 
extensor 
palmar aponeurosis

Question 2

What does the thenar compartment contain?

Answer 2

muscles of the thumb:
opponenns
abductor polllicis brevis
flexor pollicis brevis

Question 3

What is in the central compartment?

Answer 3

long floor tendons
arteries and nerves
Midpalmar & thenar subdivisions

Question 4

What is in the Hypothenar compartment?

Answer 4

muscles of small digit:
opponens
abductor digiti minimi
flexor digiti minimi

Question 5

What is in the adductor compartment?

Answer 5

adductor pollicis muscle

Question 6

What is in the interosseus compartment?

Answer 6

muscle of same name

Question 7

What is in the extensor compartment?

Answer 7

extensor tendons

Question 8

What does the palmar aperneurosis cover?

Answer 8

central space superficially on palmar surface

Question 9

What are the attachments of the palmar apernerosis?

Answer 9

proximal- tendon of the palmaris longus muscle
distal - bands towards digits (with transverse bands interconnecting them)
lateral - deep fascia covering thenar
medial - deep fascia covering hypothenar

Question 10

What does the palmar aperonoseus attach to when the palmaris longus is absent?

Answer 10

thenar fascia