Wrist and Hand Flashcards
How many carpal bones make up the wrist?
8
How many metacarpals are present in the hand?
5
How many bones are present in the phalanges (fingers)?
14
The lunate and scaphoid have a major articulation with which bone(s) of the forearm?
Just the radius, the ulna does not have a major articulation with the carpal bones
What condition is characterized by thickening of the fibrous tissue underneath the skin of the palm and has a painless presentation?
Dupuytren’s contracture
[see wrinkles at creases when fingers are flexed; progressive-can reach the point of restricting opening the hand]
What are the causes of Dupuytren’s contracture?
Unknown; but it has been associated with alcohol, diabetes, and aging
What movements are possible at the digits?
Flexion and extension of MP joint
Flexion and extension of IP joints
Abduction and adduction
What movements are possible at the thumb?
Extension/flexion
Adduction/abduction
Opposition
There are several synovial sheaths associated with the hand; they cover the tendons of which muscles?
Flexor digitorum superficialis m.
Flexor digitorum profundus m.
The 5th digital synovial sheath is continuous with the ______ ______
Ulnar bursa
What are the intrinsic muscle groups of the hand?
4 thenar mm. 3 hypothenar mm. Lumbricals Palmar interosseous mm. Dorsal interosseous mm.
What constitutes the midline of the hand?
The middle finger
What innervates most of the thenar muscle of the hand?
Recurrent branch of median n.
[deep head of flexor pollicis brevis is innervated by the deep ulnar n.; adductor pollicis oblique and transverse heads are innervated by deep ulnar n.]
What muscles make up the thenar group of the hand?
Abductor pollicis brevis m.
Opponens pollicis m.
Flexor pollicis brevis m.
Adductor pollicis m.
Origin of abductor pollicis brevis m.
Flexor retinaculum and tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
Insertion of abductor pollicis brevis m.
Lateral side base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Action of abductor pollicis brevis m.
Abducts thumb; aids in opposition
Innervation of abductor pollicis brevis m.
Recurrent branch of median n.
Origin of opponens pollicis m.
Flexor retinaculum and tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
Insertion of opponens pollicis m.
Lateral 1st metacarpal
Action of opponens pollicis m.
Oppose thumb; rotate medially
Innervation of opponens pollicis m.
Recurrent branch of median n.
Which thenar muscle of the hand has 2 heads on either side of the flexor pollicis longus as well as a sesamoid bone in its tendon?
Flexor pollicis brevis m.
Origin of the superficial head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Flexor retinaculum and tubercle of trapezium
Insertion of the superficial head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Action of the superficial head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Flexes thumb
Origin of the deep head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Trapezoid and capitate
Innervation of the superficial head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Recurrent branch of median n.
Insertion of the deep head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Action of the deep head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Flexes thumb
Innervation of the deep head of the flexor pollicis brevis m.
Deep branch of ulnar n.
T/F: the adductor pollicis m. may have a sesamoid bone in its tendon
True
What are the 2 heads associated with adductor pollicis m.?
Oblique head
Transverse head
What innervates both heads of the adductor pollicis m.?
Deep ulnar n.
Origin of oblique head of adductor pollicis m.
Capitate and base of 2nd and 3rd metacarpal