Wrist and Hand Anatomy Flashcards
Wrist and Hand Anatomy: Bones
Radius: larger of two bones Ulna 8 Carpal Bones 5 Metacarpals: number 1-5 (thumb is 1) 14 Phalanges: 3 per finger, 2 for thumb
Carpal Bones Names
Scaphoid Lunate Triquetrum Pisiform Trapzium Trapezoid Capitate Hamate
Carpal Bones
Concave on palmar side Bony arch is spanned by transverse carpal and vulgar ligaments Creates carpal tunnel Median nerve and all flexor tendons except flexor carpi ulnas and palmaris longs pass through carpal tunnel -flexor digitorum profundus(4) -flexor digitorum superficialis (4) -flexor pollicis longus -median nerve
Landmarks Humerus
Supracondylar ridge
Medial epicondyle
Lateral epicondyle
Landmarks Radius
Radial styloid process
Radial head
Radial tuberosity
Landmarks Ulna
Ulnar styloid process
Olecranon process
Coronoid process
Landmarks Hand
Transverse carpal ligament: carpal tunnel
Hook of hamate
Tunnel of guyon: ulnar nerve
Carpal tunnel borders
radial- scaphoid and trapezium
ulnar: pisiform and hook of hamate
top: flexor retinaculum
Carpal tunnel contents:
flexor digitorum profundus (4 tendons)
flexor digitorum superficialis (four tendons)
flexor pollicis longus
median nerve
Snuffbox
Extensor pollicis longus (medial side)
Extensor pollicis brevis (lateral side)
Extensor pollicis longus (lateral side)
Brachioradialis
O: supracondylar ridge of humerus
I: styloid process of radius
A: elbow flexion; pronation from supinated position to neutral; supination from pointed position to neutral
IN: Radial nerve
Superficial flexor/pronators
Pronator teres
flexor carpi radialis
palmaris longus
flexor carpi ulnaris
Pronator Teres
O: Humeral head: Medial epicondylar ridge and common flexor tendon
Ulnar head: coronoid process of ulna
I: Middle of lateral surface of radius
A: forearm pronation; assists in elbow flexion
IN: median nerve
Flexor Carpi Radialis
O: Medial epicondyle of humerus
I: Base of 2nd/3rd metacarpal bones
A: Wrist flexion, radial deviation, assists in elbow flexion
IN: Median nerve
Palmaris Longus
O: Medial epicondyle of humerus
I: transverse carpal ligament and palmar aponeurosis
A: Wrist flexion and assists in elbow flexion
IN: median nerve
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
O: Humeral head- medial condyle of humerus
Ulnar head- olecranon
I: pisiform, hamate, and 5th metacarpal
A: wrist flexion, ulnar deviation, assist in elbow flexion
IN: Ulnar Nerve
Deep flexor/pronator muscles
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor digitorum profundus
flexor pollicis longus
pronator quadratus
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
O: Humeral head: medial epicondyle of humerus
Ulnar head: coronoid process
Radial head: Oblique line of radius
I: Palmar surface of middle phalanx of medial 4 digits
A: Flex middle phalanges (PIP) of medial 4 digits, aids in wrist and forearm flexion
IN: Median nerve
Flexor Digitorum Profundus
O: Medial and anterior surface of ulna and interosseous membrane
I: base of distal phalanges of medial 4 digits
A: MCP, PIP, DIP flexion; wrist flexion
IN: Median nerve (2-3 digit), Ulnar nerve (4-5th digit)
Flexor Pollicis Longus
O: Anterior surface of radius and interosseous membrane; coronoid process of ulna
I: base of distal phalanx of the thumb
A: thumb CMC, MCP, IP joint flexion; wrist flexion
IN: median nerve
Pronator Quadratus
O: distal 1/4 of the anterior surface of ulna
I: distal 1/4 of the anterior surface of radius
A: Forearm pronation
IN: median nerve
Superficial extensor/supinators
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor digitorum
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
O: Lateral supracondylar ridge; lateral epicondyle
I: dorsal surface of base and 2nd metacarpal
A: wrist extension, radial deviation, assists with elbow extension
IN: Radial nerve