Body Region

Hand & Wrist

All anatomical structures in the Hand & Wrist region

172 entries
172 entries
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) musculus abductor digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The ADM is the most lateral hypothenar muscle, forming the medial border of the hand and… 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… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The APB is the most superficial thenar muscle and is exclusively innervated by the recurrent motor… Muscle Abductor Pollicis Brevis (Full) musculus abductor pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The APB is the most superficial thenar muscle and the most reliable test of median nerve… 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… Tendon Abductor Pollicis Longus Tendon tendo musculi abductoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The APL tendon runs through the first extensor compartment with the EPB, and multiple slips of… Tendon Abductor Pollicis Longus Tendon (Full) tendo musculi abductoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The APL is the most anterior wrist tendon, forming the radial border of the anatomical snuffbox… Bone Accessory Carpal Bones ossa accessoria carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist has up to 20 described accessory ossification centres that may persist as separate bones… Bone Accessory Ossicles of the Wrist ossa accessoria carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist has numerous described accessory ossicles, the most clinically significant being the os centrale (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 (Full) musculus adductor pollicis Hand & Wrist The adductor pollicis is the most powerful intrinsic muscle of the hand, generating the key pinch… Tendon 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… Bone Capitate os capitatum Hand & Wrist The capitate is the largest carpal bone and occupies the centre of the wrist, forming the… Ligament Capitohamate Ligament ligamentum capitohamatum Hand & Wrist The capitohamate ligament is an intrinsic intercarpal ligament connecting the lateral surface of the hamate to… Bone Carpals — Trapezium os trapezium Hand & Wrist The trapezium is the most radial distal carpal bone, articulating with the scaphoid proximally and the… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint — Thumb (Detail) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis (detail) Hand & Wrist The first CMC joint is the most mobile joint of the hand and the foundation of… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint (Thumb) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb CMC joint is the most important single joint in the hand, enabling the thumb… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a saddle joint that allows the thumb its remarkable… Joint Carpometacarpal Joints (Index-Little) articulationes carpometacarpales II-V Hand & Wrist The finger CMC joints increase in mobility from index (virtually immobile keystone) to little finger (20… Tendon Central Slip of the Extensor Mechanism fasciculus centralis tendinis extensoris digitorum Hand & Wrist The central slip is the continuation of the EDC tendon that inserts on the dorsal base… Vessel Common Digital Arteries arteriae digitales palmares communes Hand & Wrist The four common digital arteries arise from the superficial palmar arch and run distally to divide… Ligament Cruciate Pulleys (Hand) vaginulae fibrosae tendinum digitorum (vincula cruciformia) Hand & Wrist The three cruciate pulleys (C1, C2, C3) are the X-shaped flexible components of the finger flexor…
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