Lecture 13: Hand Flashcards
What does the radial nerve supply in the hand?
no muscles, only sensory
What does the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve supply?
central palm
Where does the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve arise from?
proximal to the flexor retinaculum
Where does the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve pass?
superficial to the flexor retinaculum
Where does the palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve arise from?
proximal to wrist
Where does the palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve pass?
superficial to flexor retinaculum and palmar aponeurosis
What does the palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve supply?
medial side of palm
What type of joint is the carpometacarpal joints
plane synovial
saddle joint between metacarpus and trapezium
What is the motion for the carpometacarpal joints for digits 2-3?
almost none
What is the motion for the carpometacarpal joints for digit 4?
limited
What is the motion for the carpometacarpal joints for digit 5?
more mobile: abduction/adduction
flexion/extension
circumduction/opposition
What is the vascularization of the carpometacarpal joints?
arterial anastomoses of dorsal and palmar carpal arches, deep palmar arch, and metacarpal arteries
What is the innervation of the carpometacarpal joints?
anterior interosseous branch of median nerve, posterior interosseous branch of radial nerve and dorsal/deep branches of ulnar nerve
What type of joint is the metacarpophalangeal joint?
condyloid synovial joints
What movement does the metacarpophalangeal joint do?
flexion/extension
abduction/adduction
some opposition at MCP 5
What capsular ligaments do the metacarpophalangeal joint have?
palmar ligaments
collaterals
What is the vascularization of the metacarpophalangeal joint?
deep digital arteries from superficial palmar arch
What is the innervation of metacarpophalangeal joint
digital nerves from ulnar and median nerves
Collateral ligaments are _____ during extension, ____ during flexion
slack; taut
What type of joint is the interphalangeal joint?
synovial hinge joint
What is the motion of interphalangeal joint?
flexion/extension
What are the ligaments of the interphalangeal joint?
strong collateral
What are the types of interphalangeal joints?
proximal interphalangeal joints (PIPs)
distal interphalangeal joints (DIPs)
What is the vascularization of the interphalangeal joint?
deep Digital arteries from superficial palmar arch
What is the innervation of the interphalangeal joint?
digital nerves from ulnar and median nerves
What is the palmar aponeurosis?
triangular layer of deep fascia located between two eminences
What does the palmar aponeurosis do?
provides protection for superficial vessels, nerves, and tendons
What is the palmar aponeurosis anchored to?
skin and flexor retinaculum
What does the flexor retinaculum attach to laterally?
tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
What does the flexor retinaculum attach to medially?
hook of hamate and pisiform
palmaris brevis origin
flexor retinaculum and palmar aponeurosis
palmaris brevis insertion
skin on medial side of palm
palmaris brevis action
tenses skin on palm
What are the contents of the carpal tunnel?
long flexor tendons of:
flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus
flexor pollicis longus
median nerve
What do the ulnar nerve and artery pass through?
Guyon’s canal
Where is the thenar space?
located between palmar side of the adductor pollicis muscle and the long flexor tendons to the index finger and the thumb
Where is the midpalmar space?
located between metacarpals 4-5 and long flexor tendons to digits 4-5
Extensor indicis proximal attachment
posterior surface of distal 1/3 of ulna and interosseous membrane
Extensor indicis distal attachment
extensor expansion of second finger (index finger)
Extensor indicis actions
independent extension of 2nd finger but also helps with extension of the wrist
Extensor indicis blood supply
posterior interosseous artery and perforating branch of anterior interosseous artery
Extensor indicis innervation
posterior interosseous nerve (C7, 8)
What are the muscles of the thenar eminence?
abductor pollicis brevis
flexor pollicis brevis
opponent pollicis
What is the innervation of the thenar eminence?
recurrent branch of median nerve (C8, T1)
Adductor pollicis innervation
deep branch of ulnar nerve (C8, T1)
Opponens pollicis proximal attachment
flexor retinaculum and tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
Opponens pollicis distal attachment
lateral side of 1st metacarpal
Opponens pollicis actions
oppose thumb and medially rotate 1st metacarpal
Opponens pollicis blood supply
radial artery
Opponens pollicis innervation
recurrent branch of median nerve (c8, T1)