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
What is in the 2nd compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial end?
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus
What is in the 3rd compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial end?
- Extensor pollicis longus
What helps separates the compartments of the extensor retinaculum?
A bony prominence on the radius, called the dorsal tubercle of the radius/ listers tubercle
What is in the 4th compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial end?
- All 4 tendons of extensor digitorum communis
- Extensor indicis
What is in the 5th compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial end?
- Extensor digiti minimi
What is in the 6th compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial end?
Extensor carpi ulnaris
What is the biggest compartment of the extensor retinaculum counting from the radial side?
4th
The structures that do not go through the carpal tunnel goes through the _____
The structures that do not go through the carpal tunnel goes through the canal of guyon
What passes through the canal of guyon?
- Ulnar artery
- Ulnar nerve (closer to the pisiform)
____ forms the superficial part of the palmar arch
Ulnar artery forms the superficial part of the palmar arch
What does the ulnar artery connect with to form the superficial part of the palmar arch
Radial artery
What are the bones that form the bony part of the carpal tunnel?
- Pisiform
- Triquetrum
- Lunate
- Scaphoid
- Trapezium
There is a separate compartment in the carpal tunnel for the ___
There is a separate compartment in the carpal tunnel for the flexor carpal radialis
What are the contents of the carpal tunnel?
- Tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
- Flexor pollicis longus
- Flexor carpi radialis
- Median nerve
- Tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis
Which of the contents of the carpal tunnel sits the most deep?
Tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
What is the function of the palmar aponeurosis?
Serves to protect soft tissues of the palm and maintain position of the flexor tendons
Where does the palmar aponeurosis come from?
Flexor retinaculum
Where does the palmar aponeurosis extend to?
The heads of the metacarpals
What happens to the palmar aponeurosis upon getting to the head of the metacarpals?
It divides into 4 longitudinal bands adhering to the fibrous tissue of the proximal phalanges
What is the most superficial and lateral of the thenar muscles?
Abductor pollicis brevis
What are the thenar muscle?
- Abductor pollicis brevis
- Flexor pollicis brevis
- Oppones pollicis
Where do the tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and profundus (FDP) enter a common synovial sheath?
Deep to the flexor retinaculum and palmar aponeurosis
The tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and profundus (FDP) enter ___ and a synovial membrane covers the tendons within the tunnel
The tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and profundus (FDP) enter osseofibrous digital tunnels8 and a synovial membrane covers the tendons within the tunnel
The osseofibrous digital tunnels are composed of?
Composed of fibrous connective tissue
What does the osseofibrous digital tunnels serve to do?
Serve to hold the tendons onto the phalanges
Digits 1 and 5 have synovial sheaths that are continuous with the synovial sheaths of the ___
Digits 1 and 5 have synovial sheaths that are continuous with the synovial sheaths of the palm
What happens to the synovial sheath of digits 2, 3 and 4?
They terminate about the
middle of the palm and are not continuous with the synovial sheaths of the palm
True or False
The synovial sheath of digits 2-4 are separate the do not communicate with each other
True
The only nerve in the carpal tunnel is the ___
The only nerve in the carpal tunnel is the median nerve
What are the superficial tendons in the carpal tunnel?
Tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis
What are the deep tendons in the carpal tunnel?
Flexor digitorum profundus
What tendons will be seen when you cut a finger off?
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
- Flexor digitorum profundus
What vessels are in the finger, listed in order?
- Palmar digital nerve
- Palmar digital artery
- Palmar digital vein
What is the origin of abductor pollicis brevis?
Scaphoid and trapezium
What is the insertion of abductor pollicis brevis?
Lateral side of base of proximal phalanx
What is the innervation of abductor pollicis brevis?
Recurrent branch of median n.
What is the action of abductor pollicis brevis?
Abducts thumb at CMC joint
What is the origin of flexor pollicis brevis?
Flexor retinaculum and trapezium
What is the insertion of flexor pollicis brevis?
Lateral side of base of proximal phalanx
What is the innervation of flexor pollicis brevis?
Recurrent branch of median n.
What is the action of flexor pollicis brevis?
Flex thumb
What is the origin of opponens pollicis?
Flexor retinaculum and trapezium
What is the insertion of opponens pollicis?
Lateral side of first metacarpal
What is the innervation of opponens pollicis?
Recurrent branch of median n.
What is the action of opponens pollicis?
Oppose thumb
What are the hypothenar muscles?
- Abductor digiti minimi
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis
- Opponens digiti minimi
What is the origin of abductor digiti minimi?
Pisiform
What is the insertion of abductor digiti minimi?
Base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit
What is the innervation of abductor digiti minimi?
Ulnar n.
What is the action of abductor digiti minimi?
Abduction
What is the origin of flexor digiti minimi brevis?
Hamate
What is the insertion of flexor digiti minimi brevis?
Base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit
What is the innervation of flexor digiti minimi brevis?
Ulnar n.
What is the action of flexor digiti minimi brevis?
Flexes 5th digit
What is the origin of opponens digiti minimi?
Hamate
What is the insertion of opponens digiti minimi?
Medial border of 5th metacarpal
What is the innervation of opponens digiti minimi?
Ulnar n.
What is the action of opponens digiti minimi?
Oppose the 5th digit
What is the origin of the oblique head of adductor pollicis?
Carpal bones and bases of metacarpals 2 and 3
What is the insertion of the oblique head of adductor pollicis?
Base of proximal phalanx of thumb
What is the innervation of the oblique head of adductor pollicis?
Ulnar n.
What is the action of the oblique head of adductor pollicis?
Adduct thumb
What is the origin of the transverse head of adductor pollicis?
Shaft of the 3rd metacarpal
What is the insertion of the transverse head of adductor pollicis?
Base of proximal phalanx of thumb
What is the innervation of the transverse head of adductor pollicis?
Ulnar n.
What is the action of the transverse head of adductor pollicis?
Adduct thumb
What is the origin of the lumbricals?
Tendons of the FDP
What is the insertion of the lumbricals?
Lateral side of the extensor expansions
What is the innervation of lumbrical 1 and 2 of the lumbricals?
Lumbricals 1 and 2 – median n.