Wrist Muscle Anatomy

The carpal bones are arranged in 2 interrelated rows. Copyright c 2005 2019 alex freitas md.

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Wrist muscle anatomy. Helps you bend your index middle ring and small fingers. Anatomy of the hand and wrist. The extrinsic flexors consist of 3 wrist flexors and a larger group of thumb and digit flexors.

Helps you bend the tip of your thumb. The tendons of the flexor muscles and the median nerve pass through a bony passage in the wrist known as the carpal tunnel. Knee shoulder shoulder arthrogram ankle elbow wrist hip contact.

One row connects with the ends of the bones in the forearm radius and ulna. In fact it may be argued that theres no such thing as a single wrist joint since. Bones muscles tendons nerves.

Helps you bend the middle joint of each finger. Repetitive motion of the flexor tendons can cause them to become inflamed and impinge the median nerve leading to pain numbness and tingling known as carpal tunnel syndrome. The wrist is a surprisingly complicated joint with multiple bones and soft tissuestendons ligaments and musclesto enable the hands to be both flexible and strong.

The wrist links the hand to the arm. Some experts speculate that its the most complex joint in the body. Guide to wrist anatomy.

The wrist is a complex mechanical system of 8 small bones known as the carpal bones. Heres a preview of these muscles. These muscles are supplied by median nerve except for the flexor carpi ulnaris and the flexor digitorum profundus to the small and ring finger which are innervated by the ulnar nerve.

Extrinsic muscles of hand and wrist.

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