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Hand & Wrist

All anatomical structures in the Hand & Wrist region

310 entries
All Types 310 Muscles 41 Bones 29 Tendons 36 Ligaments 101 Nerves 16 Bursae 3 Joints 19 Vessels 18 Organs 9 Fascia & Spaces 34 Clinical Maps 4
310 entries
Ligament A1 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosae digiti, pars anularis prima Hand & Wrist The A1 pulley is the first and most proximal annular pulley of the flexor tendon sheath…
Ligament A2 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A2 Hand & Wrist The A2 pulley is the proximal pulley overlying the proximal phalanx, the longest and most clinically…
Ligament A3 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A3 Hand & Wrist The A3 pulley lies directly over the PIP joint, the smallest of the five annular pulleys.…
Ligament A4 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A4 Hand & Wrist The A4 pulley overlies the middle phalanx, providing the critical anchoring point for the FDP tendon…
Ligament A5 Pulley of the Finger vagina fibrosa digiti, annulus fibrosus A5 Hand & Wrist The A5 pulley is the smallest annular pulley, located at the DIP joint level. It is…
Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi (Hand) musculus abductor digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The abductor digiti minimi is the most medial hypothenar muscle, forming the visible ulnar border of…
Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi Hand Detail musculus abductor digiti minimi manus detail Hand & Wrist ADM forms the lateral hypothenar eminence and is the most ulnar muscle in the palm. It…
Tendon Abductor Digiti Minimi Tendon (Hand) tendo musculi abductoris digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The abductor digiti minimi is the most superficial hypothenar muscle, arising from the pisiform and the…
Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The abductor pollicis brevis is the most superficial thenar muscle, forming the rounded prominence of the… Also: Detail
Tendon Abductor Pollicis Brevis Tendon tendo musculi abductoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The abductor pollicis brevis tendon inserts on the radial base of the thumb proximal phalanx and…
Tendon Abductor Pollicis Longus Tendon tendo musculi abductoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The APL tendon passes through the first extensor compartment with the EPB, inserting on the first… Also: Full overview
Ligament Accessory Collateral Ligament of the PIP Joint ligamentum collaterale accessorium articulationis interphalangeae proximalis Hand & Wrist Each PIP joint has proper and accessory collateral ligaments: the proper collateral ligament (PCL) is the…
Bone Accessory Ossicles of the Wrist ossa accessoria carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist has numerous described accessory ossicles, which are separate ossification centres that never fused to…
Fascia or Space Adductor Compartment of the Hand compartimentum adductorium manus Hand & Wrist The adductor compartment of the hand is the deep compartment that holds adductor pollicis, lying between…
Muscle Adductor Pollicis musculus adductor pollicis Hand & Wrist The adductor pollicis is the deepest thenar muscle and the primary provider of key pinch force,…
Muscle Adductor Pollicis Oblique Head caput obliquum m. adductoris pollicis Hand & Wrist The oblique head provides the primary adduction force for key pinch. Its more proximal origin gives…
Tendon Adductor Pollicis Tendon tendo musculi adductoris pollicis Hand & Wrist The adductor pollicis has two heads (oblique from the carpal bones and metacarpal bases, and transverse…
Muscle Adductor Pollicis Transverse Head caput transversum m. adductoris pollicis Hand & Wrist The transverse head originates from the entire third metacarpal shaft, providing a transverse pull compressing the…
Fascia or Space Anatomical Snuffbox tabatiere anatomique Hand & Wrist The anatomical snuffbox is the triangular depression on the radial dorsal wrist between the extensor pollicis…
Ligament Annular Pulleys (A2 and A4) vaginae fibrosae digitorum (anuli A2 et A4) Hand & Wrist The five annular (A1-A5) and three cruciate pulleys of each finger form the fibro-osseous flexor tendon…
Ligament Anterior Oblique Ligament of the Thumb CMC ligamentum obliquum anterius articulationis carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The anterior oblique ligament, also called the beak ligament, is the primary stabiliser of the thumb…
Clinical Map C7 Dermatome Dermatoma C7 Hand & Wrist The C7 dermatome centres on the middle finger, front and back, and runs as a narrow…
Clinical Map C8 Dermatome Dermatoma C8 Hand & Wrist The C8 dermatome covers the little finger, the ulnar (inner) side of the hand and the…
Bone Capitate os capitatum Hand & Wrist The capitate is the largest carpal bone and occupies the centre of the wrist, forming the…
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