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| Closer to the front of the body |
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| Closer to the back of the body |
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| Closer to the point of attachment or origin |
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| Further away from point of attachment |
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| Closer to the surface of the body |
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| Further away from surface of body |
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| Palms of hands/soles of the feet |
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| Round protruding part at the end of a bone, usually part of a joint |
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| A rounded projection at the end of a bone, place for attachment of ligaments and tendons |
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| Olecranon process of ulna |
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| Proximal end of the ulna - prominence of the elbow |
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| Distal end of ulna, articulates with the triquetral |
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| Proximal to the base of thumb, articulating with the radius |
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| On the medial surface of the wrist, articulating with the ulna |
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| Small pea-like bone that sits on the triquetral, the tendon of the ulna inserts into it |
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| First of the second row of carpal bones, above the scaphoid |
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| Sits distally to the triquetral, on the medial surface of the hand. Proximal to the 4th and 5th metacarpals. Recessed from the medial edge of the hand |
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| Most distal of the two transverse skin creases on the palm |
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| Most Proximal of the two transverse skin creases on the palm |
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| Transverse cubital crease |
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| Skin crease on the anterior surface, at the elbow |
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| Prominent tendon felt in the middle of the transverse cubital crease, when bicep is flexed |
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On the anterior surface, rotating round to the humerus.
Place the arm at right angles at the elbow, thumb up. resist upwards, prominent on upper surface of arm |
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| Runs from the medial epicondyle of the humerus, across the anterior forearm, inserts at the radius |
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Along the medial surface of the hand, along 5th digit.
(Abduct the little finger away from hand) |
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On the posterior surface, medial to the extensor digitorum with its insertion into base of 5th metacarpal
(Flexing and extending wrist) |
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| Extensor digitorum communis |
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In the middle of the posterior surface of the forearm inserting into the tendons of the 2nd to 5th digits.
(wiggle the fingers) |
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Runs medially/posterior along 5th metacarpal, one of the two tendons palpable proximal to the posterior head of the radius.
(Other tendon is extensor carpi ulnaris) |
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Lateral to the belly of the extensor digitorum, and inserting into the base of the 2nd digit.
(Locate extensor digitorum, it is medial to this) |
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| Most posterior of the tendons forming the anatomical snuffbox |
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| Shorter and most anterior of tendons in the anatomical snuffbox |
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Tendon of this lies just anterior to tendon of pollicis brevis. Originates on posterior surface of the forearm, inserts into base of 1st metacarpal
(Felt abducting and adducting the thumb) |
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| Draw inwards toward median axis of the body or toward adjacent part or limb |
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| Movement of a limb away from the midline |
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Distal portion inserts into pisiform.
Followed along medial surface of the arm to the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Seen on anterior and posterior view of forearm as it runs down medial aspect.
(Form hand into a claw, pressing thumb and little finger together) |
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| Reduces angle of the two bones either side of the joint |
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| Increase the angle/straightens the bones either side of a joint |
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| Flexor digitorum superficialis |
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| Slightly lateral to tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris at the wrist flexure. Tendons insert into the 2nd and 5th digits. |
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On the anterior forearm, lateral to flexor carpi ulnaris. Prominent tendon found when wrist is flexed and is parallel with flexor carpi radialis
approx. 16% do not have this. |
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| Located on anterior wrist surface, parallel with the palmaris longus, it is the most lateral of the two tendons |
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| Apply slight pressure between thumb and little finger, then it can be felt flexing |
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| Allows cone shaped movement of limb/appendage by combining flexion, extension, adduction and abduction |
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| Pivoting action of the forearm, when the radius and ulna are parallel with each other |
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| Pivoting action of forearm, the radius and ulna are crossed over |
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| movement of the ankle when foot is pointed (like a ballerina) |
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| Movement of the ankle when it is bent (like taking foot of accelerator) |
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| Simple, held together by a ligament (e.g. radioulnar joint) |
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Articulating bones connected by cartilage
(e.g. vertebrae of spine/pubic symphysis |
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| Highly moveable with synovial capsule providing protection and cushion required for movement. |
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| Allows flexion and extension (knee) |
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| One bone to rotate around another (atlas and axis, top of neck) |
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| highly flexible. Allows flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and internal and external rotation (hip) |
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| Allows flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and circumduction. (Thumb) |
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| Allows flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and circumduction. (Wrist) |
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| Gliding movement (between Carpal bones) |
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| Move own body, They (patient) make movement, we observe/feel for reaction should be slow and smooth |
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| Patient relaxes, we articulate and move a joint/series of joints. i.e looking for wrist crease |
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| Used to expose muscles and tendons (more defined, resist movement made by patient i.e. flex bicep resist movement at wrist |
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