Wrist Flashcards
1
Q
Wrist joint bones
A
Distal radius
Triangular fibrocartilaginous disc
Scaphoid
Lunate
2
Q
Type joint wrist
A
ellipsoid synovial - flexion, extension, adduction (ulnar deviation) and abduction (radial deviation)
3
Q
Whats circumduction
A
all 4 movements (swing wrist circles)
4
Q
Ligaments wrist
A
dorsal and palmar radiocarpal ligaments
radial and ulnar collateral ligaments
5
Q
Importance of radiocarpal ligaments
A
Make sure hand follows radius when supinating/pronating
6
Q
Adduction of wrist by
A
Extensor carpi ulnaris
flexor carpi ulnaris
7
Q
Abduction produced by
A
extensor carpi radialis (longus and brevis)
flexor carpi radialis
