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Anatomy (Fach) / Anatomy II (the skeleton) (Lektion)

Upper limb (3) - wrist joint and hand

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  • What happens at the wrist joint and which movements are possible? articulation between the lower end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones  --> bi-axial (Fl. + Ext., Abd. + Add.)
  • Which are the carpal bones? 1. Proximal row (lateral to medial): - Scaphoid - Lunate - Triquetrum - Pisiform  2. Distal row (lateral to medial) - Trapezium - Trapezoid - Capitate - Hamate 
  • Which are the metacarpal bones (5)? - numbered 1-5 laterally to medially in the anatomical position  - composed of head (distal end) , shaft and base (articulating with carpal bones)
  • Which are the phalanges? - composed of a proximal base, shaft and distal end  - Thumb, index finger , middle finger, ring finger, little finger
  • Which movements at which joints are possible? 1. Metacarpophalangeal joints: flexion + extension, abduction + adduction, circumduction  2. Interphalangeal joints: flexion + extension
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