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Wrist Joint
Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy of the Upper Extremities
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/20/2012

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Term
radiocarpal joint
Definition
joint consisting of the distal end of the radius and the radioulnar disk proximally & the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum distally
Term
condyloid joint
Definition
What is the radiocarpal joint classified as?
Term
wrist flexion: carpals glide posteriorly on radius & articular disk
wrist extention: carpals glide anteriorly on radius & articular disk
Definition
During wrist flexion, do the proximal carpals glide posteriorly or anteriorly on the radius & articular disk? What about when the wrist extends?
Term
No, it is a biaxial joint that allows: extension/flexion
ulnar deviation/radial deviation
Definition
Can you have rotation at the wrist?
Term
midcarpal, or intercarpal joints
(plane joints allowing gliding motions)
Definition
What joints are located b/t the two rows of carpal bones and contribute to wrist motion?
Term
carpometacarpal (CMC) joints
Definition
these joints appear b/t the distal row of carpal bones and the proximal end of the metacarpal bones
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