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Wrist and Hand Flashcards

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5 extrinsic wrist flexors

A

 Flexor carpi radialis
 Flexor carpi ulnaris
 Palmaris longus
 Flexor digitorum superficialis
 Flexor digitorum profundus

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Flexor carpi radialis O and I

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Origin = Medial epicondyle of the humerus
Insertion = Base of the 2nd and 3rd metacarpals

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Concentric actions of the flexor carpi radialis

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Wrist flexion and wrist radial deviation

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Flexor carpi ulnaris O and I

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Origin - Medial epicondyle of the humerus
* Insertion - Pisiform and Hook of the Hamate, base of the 5th metacarpal

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Concentric actions of the flexor carpi ulnaris

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Wrist flexion and ulnar deviation

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Palmaris longus O and I

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Origin - Medial epicondyle of the humerus
Insertion - Palmar aponeurosis

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Concentric action of the palmaris longus

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Wrist flexion

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Flexor digitorum superficialis O and I

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Origin - Medial epicondyle
Insertion- Sides of base of middle phalanx of 2nd – 5th fingers

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Concentric actions of the flexor digitorum superficialis

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  • Wrist flexion
  • 2nd – 5th finger MCP flexion
  • 2nd – 5th finger PIP flexion
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Concentric actions of the flexor digitorum profundus

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  • Wrist flexion
  • 2nd – 5th MCP flexion
  • 2nd – 5th PIP flexion
  • 2nd – 5th DIP flexion
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6 extrinsic wrist extensors

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 Extensor carpi radialis longus
 Extensor carpi radialis brevis
 Extensor carpi ulnaris
 Extensor digitorum
 Extensor digiti minimi
 Extensor indicis

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O and I of Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

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Origin - Lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus and the lateral epicondyle of the
humerus
Insertion - Base of the 2nd metacarpal

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Concentric action of the extensor carpi radialis longus

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  • Wrist extension
  • Wrist radial deviation (abduction)
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O and I of the extensor carpi radialis brevis

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O = lateral epicondyle
I = base of the 3rd metacarpal

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Primary concentric action of the extensor carpi radialis brevis

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Wrist extension
Wrist radial deviation

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Extensor carpi ulnaris O and I

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O = lateral epicondyle
I = base of 5th metacarpal

17
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Primary concentric actions of the extensor carpi ulnaris

A

Wrist extension
Ulnar deviation

18
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Extensor digitorum O and I

A

O = lateral epicondyle
I = base of the middle and distal phalanx of the 2nd-5th digits

19
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Primary concentric actions of the extensor digitorum

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Wrist extension
2nd – 5th MCP extension
* 2nd – 5th PIP extension
* 2nd – 5th DIP extension

20
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O and I of the extensor digiti minimi

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O = lateral epicondyle
I = base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th digit

21
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Concentric actions of the extensor digiti minimi

A

Wrist extension
5th MCP extension

22
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Concentric actions of the extensor indicis

A

Wrist extension
2nd MCP extension

23
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Concentric actions of the dorsal interossei

A

Abduction of MCP of 2nd-4th MCP digits

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Concentric action of the abductor digiti minimi

A

Abduction of MCP of 5th finger

25
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Concentric action of the palmar interossei

A

Adduction of MCP 2nd, 4th, 5th fingers

26
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Concentric actions of the extensor pollicis longus

A
  • 1st CMC extension
  • 1st MCP extension
  • 1st IP extension
27
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Concentric actions of the extensor pollicis brevis

A
  • 1st CMC extension
  • 1st MCP extension
28
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Concentric actions of the abductor pollicis longus

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  • 1st CMC abduction
  • 1st CMC extension
29
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Concentric actions of the flexor pollicis longus

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  • 1st CMC flexion
  • 1st MCP flexion
  • 1st IP flexion
30
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Concentric actions of the adductor policis

A

1st CMC adduction

31
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What are the tendons/bones that make up the anatomical snuff box, and what movement is required to see it?

A

Thumb extension
Medial (ulnar) border = Extensor pollicis longus tendon,
Lateral (radial) border - extensor pollicis brevis & abductor pollicis longus tendons
Floor = scaphoid

32
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How is the carpal tunnel formed?

A

The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament) forms a bridge over the carpal
bones which forms the carpal tunnel

33
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What is the contents of the carpal tunnel?

A

Flexor muscle tendons (9 tendons in total) and the median nerve travel
through the tunnel
* Median nerve
* 4 tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis
* 4 tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus
* Flexor pollicis longus tendon

34
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What 3 muscles make up the thenar eminence

A
  • Abductor pollicis brevis
  • Flexor pollicis brevis
  • Opponens pollicis
35
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What 3 muscles make up the hypothenar eminence

A

Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi brevisOpponens digiti minimi

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