Upper Limb Flashcards
0
Q
How many metacarpals are there per hand?
A
5 per hand
1
Q
How many phalanges are there per digit of the hand?
A
3 per digit, except for the thumbs, which have 2 (14/hand)
2
Q
How many carpals are there per hand? What are they from bottom-left to right on a dorsal view of the right hand?
A
8 carpals
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform (anterior)
Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
3
Q
What is the acronym used to remember the carpals?
A
She Looks Too Pretty; Try To Catch Her
