Palm Of The Hand Flashcards
Carpus
.wrist
. 8 carpal bones arranged in 2 rows of 4
Prox. Row of carpus from lateral to medial
. Scaphoid w/ tubercle
. Lunate
. Triquetral
. Pisiform
Distal row of carpus from lateral to medial
. Trapezium w/ tubercle
. Trapezoid
. Capitate
. Hamate w/ hook
Metacarpals
. Numbered I-V lat. to med.
. Has base, shaft, and head (distal)
. Bases articulate w/ distal row of carpals and each other (except I which only articulates w/ trapezium)
. Heads articulate w/ base of prox. Phalanges
Digits
. I-V lat. to med.
. II-V has 3 phalanges (prox., intermediate, distal)
. I has 2 phalanges (prox., distal)
. Distal phalanges have expanded tuberosities that support digital pads
Carpometacarpal (CM) joints
. Btw distal carpal row and metacarpal bases
Metacarpophalangeal (MP) joints
Btw metacarpal head and prox. Phalangeal bases
Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints
Btw heads and based of adjacent phalanges
. Thumb only has 1 interphalangeal joint (IP)
Carpal groove
Deep groove formed by palmar concavity of carpus
Flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament) and attachments
Fibrous specialization of deep fascia that bridges carpal groove
. Med. attachment: pisiform and hook of hamate
. Lat. attachment: tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
Carpal tunnel
. Osseofibrous tunnel formed by carpal bones and flexor retinaculum
. Connects ant. Compartment of forearm and palm
Contents of carpal tunnel proper
. Tendons of extrinsic flexors (flexor digitorum, flexor digitorum profundus. And flexor pollicis longus mm.)
. Synovial tendon sheaths
. Median n.
Where does flexor carpi radialis m. Enter hand?
Separate compartment in lat. wall of carpal tunnel
T/F palm of hand lacks sebacous glands
T
T/F skin of palm of hand does not adhere to underlying deep fascia
F, tightly adherent to deep fascia to facilitate gripping
Flexion creases
. Reflect patterns of habitual joint movement
. Distal wrist crease
. Prox. Transverse crease
. Distal transverse crease
Distal wrist crease
Marks prox. Border of flexor retinaculum
Start fo carpal tunnel
Prox. Transverse crease
Med. end marks location of superficial palmar arterial arch
Distal transverse crease
Marks prox. Extend of distal synovial sheathes of digits II-IV
Dermatoglyphs
Fine ridges on digital pads that inc. friction and facilitate grasping
Simian crease
. Single transverse palmar crease
. Indicative of trisomy 21 but can occur in small number of general population
Thenar eminence
Lat. fleshy mass formed by intrinsic muscles of digit I
Hypothenar eminence
Med. fleshy mass formed by intrinsic muscles of digit V
Deep palmar fascia
.Continuous w/ deep fascia of forearm (antebrachial fascia)
. Thin over thenar and hypothenar eminences
. Thick over central palm and digits
Palmaris aponeurosis
. Triangular thickened fascia of central palm
. Lies superficial go long flexor tendons, nerves, and vessels entering palm
. Apex continuous proximally w/ flexor retinaculum and tendon of palmaris longus m.
Longitudinal digital bands
. Distal extensions of palmar aponeurosis
. Blend w/ fibrous digital sheaths of digits II-V
Medial and lateral intermuscular septa
. Extend from med. and lat. borders of palmar aponeurosis to attach to shafts of 3rd and 5th metacarpals
. Define central, thenar, and hypothenar compartments
Palmaris brevis m. OIAN
A: Wrinkles the skin of med. palm
. O: med. palmar aponeurosis and adjacent flexor retinaculum
I: skin of med. palm
. N: ulnar nerve (superficial branch)
Fibrous digital sheaths
. Specialization of deep fascia
. Attach along med. and lat. palmar margins of phalanges forming osseofibrous tunnels enclosing long flexor tendons and digital synovial sheaths
. Thickness and fiber orientation vary
. annular pulleys and cruciform pulleys
. Sheaths of II-V continuous proximally w/ longitudinal digital bands of palmar aponeurosis
Annular pulleys
. Thick, transversely oriented component of digital sheath
Cruciform pulleys
Thin, obliquely oriented component of digital sheath
Duputyren’s contracture
. Pathological fibrosis and shortening of palmar aponeurosis or longitudinal digital bands creases traction on the fibrous digital sheaths
. Flexors deformity of digits IV-V
Synovial tendon sheaths
. Thin-walled sacs lined by synovial membrane and containing thin layer of synovial fluid
Common flexor synovial sheath or ulnar bursa
. Common sheath enveloping tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus mm.
. Begins prox. To flexor retinaculum
. Continuous distally w/ the digital synovial sheath of digit V
Synovial sheath of flexor pollicis longus/ radial bursa
. Lat. to the common synovial flexor sheath (communicates w/ it often)
. Begins prox. To flexor retinaculum
. Continuous distally w/ the digital synovial sheath of the thumb