Hand & Wrist Flashcards
Bony Landmarks: Abductor Digiti Minimi
Pisiform to Ulnar Side of the Base of Proximal Phalanx of 5th Digit
Bony Landmarks: Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Tubercle of Trapezium & the Transverse Carpal Ligament to
Radial Side of the Base of the Proximal Phalanx of the Thumb
Bony Landmarks: Adductor Pollicis
Capitate, 2nd & 3rd metacarpals (oblique head)
The Palmar Aspect of 3rd metacarpal (transverse head)
To base of Proximal Phalanx of Thumb
Bony Landmarks: Dorsal Interossei
Adjacent sides of the metacarpals
to the proximal phalangeal bases & dorsal digital expansions of digits 2-4
Bony Landmarks: Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis
Hamate to Ulnar Side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th digit
Bony Landmarks: Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Transverse Carpal Ligament & Trapezium
To Radial side of the base of the proximal phalanx of thumb
**The deep head blends with Opponens Pollicis
Bony Landmarks: Lumbricals
Tendons of the flexor Digitorum profundus
To the radial side of the dorsal digital expansions of digits 2-5
Bony Landmarks: Opponens Digiti Minimi
Hook of the Hamate to
Ulnar margin of the shaft of the 5th metacarpal
Bony Landmarks: Opponens Pollicis
Transverse Carpal Ligament & Trapezium
To palmar surface of the 1st metacarpal
Bony Landmarks: Palmar Interossei
Palmar Aspects of Metacarpals 2, 4 & 5
To the digital expansions of digits 2, 4 & 5
Action: Palmar Interossei
Adducts & Flexes (meta)
Extends (inter)
Of 2, 4 & 5
Action: Opponens Pollicis
Opposition of thumb to 5th digit
Action: Opponens Digiti Minimi
Opposition of 5th digit to thumb
Action: Lumbricals
Flexes (meta)
Extends (inter)
Of Digits 2-5
Action: Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Flexes (meta) Thumb
