Week 7 Flashcards
What are the bones in the proximal row of the hand in order of most lateral to most medial?
- Scaphoid
- Lunate
- Triquetrum
- Pisiform
What are the bones in the distal row of the hand in order of most lateral to most medial?
- Trapezium
- Trapezoid
- Capitate
- Hamate
What kind of joints are the intercarpal joints?
Synovial joints
Metacarpals extend from the ___ to the ___
Metacarpals extend from the carpal bones to the digits
In what order are the metacarpals numbered?
Numbered one to five from lateral to medial
What are the components of a metacarpals?
- Head
- Body (shaft)
- Base
What are the components of a phalange?
- Head
- Body
- Base
What finger has only 2 phalanges?
The thumb ( proximal and distal)
What is the biggest wrist bone?
Capitate
What bones sit on the other on the proximal row of bones of the wrist?
The pisiform sits on the triquetrum
On what side of the hand do we see the hook of the hamate and the pisiform?
On the palmar surface of the hand
Another word for palmar is ___
Another word for palmar is volar
What does it mean to be a synovial joint?
Have these things:
- Articular cartilage lining the joint surfaces
- A fibrous joint capsule
- Synovial membrane lining the joint capsule
- Synovial fluid between the joint
On what surface of the hand do we have the thickening of fascia?
Thickening of fascia about
wrist on both anterior and
posterior sides
What side of the hand has the extensor retinaculum?
Posterior side (back of the hand)
What does the extensor retinaculum do?
Prevents bowing of long extensor tendons
On what side is the flexor retinaculum?
The anterior side
What does the flexor retinaculum do?
Converts the carpals into a concave surface forming the carpal tunnel
What does the carpal tunnel do?
Allows passage of the
flexor tendons and median nerve into the palm of the hand
What is the medial attachment of the flexor retinaculum?
The pisiform and hook of
hamate
What is the lateral attachment of the flexor retinaculum?
The trapezium (distal) and scaphoid (proximal)
How many compartments of the extensor retinaculum are there?
6
What is in the 1st compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial end?
- Abductor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis brevis
What causes de quervains tendonitis?
The inflammation of the tendons of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis, which is why they are called the de quervains muscle