Muscles and ligaments
what muscles extend the elbow
triceps brachii muscle
How many phalanges are located in your hand?
14
What are the three joints of the elbow?
HumeroUlnar, Radio Humeral, Radio Ulnar
True or False? The wrist can go through circumduction.
True
What is the longest muscle in the arm?
Triceps
how many metacarpals are located in your hand?
5
What are the 3 joints of the hand?
metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP), proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP), distal interphalangeal joint (DIP)
What are the functions of the elbow?
Flexion and extension
What ligament is on the medial side?
Ulnar collateral ligament. (UCL)
What is the shortest bone in your arm?
The radius
Where are the MCP joints located in the hand?
between the metatarsals and the phalanges.
What are the functions of the wrist?
flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction movements.
What are the three ligaments?
Radial collateral, Annular, Ulnar collateral. (RCL, ACL, UCL)
What is the name of the landmark to find the scaphoid?
the snuff box
where is the DIP joint located in the hand?
between the first 2 metatarsals of the finger.
What are the functions of the fingers?
Abduction, adduction
what muscles flex the wrist?
flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, and palmaris longus.
What is the round part of the bone on your humerus called? (posterior view)
olecranon fossa
where is the PIP joint located in the hand?
between the second and third phalange of the finger.
What is the ROM of the thumb joint?
Flexion, abduction, adduction, opposition, circumduction