hand and wrist joint

Question 1

what are the carpal bones of the wrist?

Answer 1

scaphoid
lunate
triquetrum
pisiform
trapezium
trapezoid
capitate
hamate

Question 2

which bone is not involved in the wrist joint?

Answer 2

the ulna

Question 3

which bones are involved in the wrist joint?

Answer 3

the radius and the carpal bones

Question 4

which nerves control wrist flexion?

Answer 4

median and ulnar nerves

Question 5

which nerves control wrist extension?

Answer 5

radial nerve

Question 6

what structures pass through the carpal tunnel?

Answer 6

median nerve
flexor polices longus
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor digitorum profundus

Question 7

the ulnar nerve supplies all intrinsic muscles of the hand except?

Answer 7

the 1st and 2nd thenar muscles

and the lumbrical which are supplied by the median nerve

Question 8

what are the symptoms of carpel tunnel syndrome?

Answer 8

pins and needles
weakness of thumb
muscle atrophy in thenar region
inability to oppose thumb

Question 9

what passes though the guyon’s canal?

Answer 9

ulnar nerve and artery

Question 10

what does compression of ulnar nerve at the wrist result in?

Answer 10

clawing of the 4th and 5th fingers

Question 11

what can tenderness of the anatomical snuffbox indicate/

Answer 11

scaphoid wrist fracture - results from FOOSH

Question 12

what is colle’s fracture?

Answer 12

fracture of the distal end of radius - most common in old people due to osteoporosis
FOOSH