WRIST Flashcards

1
Q

How many carpal bones does the wrist contain?

A

8 carpals

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2
Q

What are they?

A

Scaphoid,lunate,Triquitrum, pisiform, capitate, hamate, trapezium, trapazoid

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3
Q

Which bones are located in the proximal row of the wrist?

A

Scaphoid, lunate, pisiform, and triquetrum

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4
Q

Which bones are located in the distal row of the wrist?

A

Hamate, capitate, trapezium, and trapezoid

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5
Q

Where in the wrist is the scaphoid located?

A

Lateral side of the proximal row

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6
Q

Which bone is the largest in the proximal carpal row?

A

The scaphoid

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7
Q

What shape is Lunate?

A

Crescent shape

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8
Q

What does Lunate articulate with?

A

Lunate articulates with the radius on its proximal side

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9
Q

What does triquetrum articulate with, and what’s its shape?

A

Triquitrum articulates anteriorly with the hamate

-Pyramidal

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10
Q

Where in the wrist is the hamate located?

A

Medial side of the distal row

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11
Q

What shape is the Hamate?

A

It is Wedge shape

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12
Q

Which 2 bones form the medial margin of the carpal groove?

A

The hamate and the Pisiform

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13
Q

What shape is the pisiform and where is it located?

A

Pea-shaped bone situated anterior to the Triquetrum

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14
Q

Where in the wrist is the trapezium located?

A

Lateral side of the distal row

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15
Q

What does the Capitate articulates with the base of which Metacarpal?

A

The base of the third metacarpal

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16
Q

Which is the largest Carpal bone that is located center?

A

The Capitate

17
Q

What side the Trapezium and scaphoid located?

A

The lateral side margin

18
Q

Which bone is a commonly fractured bone?

A

The scapoid

19
Q

Which joint is the most distal articulation of the wrist?

A

Carpometacarpal

20
Q

Which joint is the most proximal articulation of the wrist?

A

Radiocarpal

21
Q

Which two carpal bones are the most lateral bones of the wrist?

A

Scaphoid and trapezium

22
Q

The lunate is situated between the?

A

triquetrum and scaphoid.

23
Q

Which carpal bone does not articulate with the radius?

A

Capitate

24
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END OF WRIST

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