Osteology of The Hand

Question 1

How many bones are in the hand in total?

Answer 1

27

Question 2

There are 8 _________ bones in the hand.

Answer 2

CARPAL

Question 3

How many metacarpals are there?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

Like the foot, how many phalanges are in the hand?

Answer 4

14

Question 5

The carpal bones are described as 2 rows of ___ bones each.

Answer 5

4

Question 6

What is the name of each row of carpal bones?

Answer 6

PROXIMAL ROW
+
DISTAL ROW

Question 7

Name the bones of the proximal row from lateral to medial?

Answer 7

SCAPHOID aka NAVICULAR (HAS TUBERCLE)
\+
LUNATE
\+
TRIQUETRUM
\+
PISIFORM

Question 8

Name the bones of the distal row from lateral to medial?

Answer 8

TRAPEZIUM (HAS TUBERCLE)
\+
TRAPEZOID
\+
CAPITATE
\+
HAMATE (HAS HOOK)

Question 9

What is the term used to remember the carpal bones of the hand?

Answer 9

Some
Lovers
Try
Positions
That
They
Can't
Handle

Question 10

Which hand would you look at the dorsal surface of in anatomical position, in order for the SLTPTTCH lovers remembering trick to be read like a book, from left to right?

Answer 10

LEFT HAND

Question 11

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does Some refer to?

Answer 11

SCAPHOID

Question 12

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does Lovers refer to?

Answer 12

LUNATE

Question 13

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does Try refer to?

Answer 13

TRIQUETRUM

Question 14

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does Positions refer to?

Answer 14

PISIFORM

Question 15

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does That refer to?

Answer 15

TRAPEZIUM

Question 16

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does They refer to?

Answer 16

TRAPEZOID

Question 17

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does Can’t refer to?

Answer 17

CAPITATE

Question 18

In the Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle trick, what does Handle refer to?

Answer 18

HAMATE

Question 19

What is the most easily palpable bone on the palmar surface of the hand?

Answer 19

PISIFORM

located medially

Question 20

What is the most medial bone in the distal row of carpals?

Answer 20

HAMATE

Question 21

The trapezium is the carpal bone leading distally to the __________.

Answer 21

THUMB

Question 22

Name the 2 carpal bones which have a tubercle?

*** attachment points for flexor retinaculum

Answer 22

SCAPHOID
+
TRAPEZIUM

Question 23

What is the name of the anterior projection which makes hamate easy to identify?

Answer 23

HOOK OF THE HAMATE

Question 24

What does the scaphoid articulate with?

Answer 24

RADIUS PROXIMALLY
\+
LUNATE MEDIALLY
\+
CAPITATE, TRAPEZOID & TRAPEZIUM DISTALLY

Question 25

What does the lunate articulate with?

Answer 25

RADIUS & ULNA PROXIMALLY
\+
TRIQUETRIUM MEDIALLY
\+
HAMATE & CAPITATE DISTALLY
\+
SCAPHOID LATERALLY

Question 26

What does triquetrium articulate with?

Answer 26

PISIFORM ANTERIORLY
\+
ULNA PROXIMALLY
\+
HAMATE DISTALLY
\+
LUNATE LATERALLY

Question 27

What does pisiform articulate with?

Answer 27

TRIQUETRIUM POSTERIORLY

Question 28

What does trapezium articulate with?

Answer 28

INFEROLATERALLY WITH 1ST METACARPAL
\+
SCAPHOID PROXIMALLY
\+
TRAPEZOID MEDIALLY

Question 29

What does trapezoid articulate with?

Answer 29

SCAPHOID PROXIMALLY
\+
CAPITATE MEDIALLY
\+
2ND METACARPAL DISTALLY
\+
TRAPEZIUM LATERALLY

Question 30

What does capitate articulate with?

Answer 30

SCAPHOID & LUNATE PROXIMALLY
\+
HAMATE MEDIALLY
\+
3RD METACARPAL DISTALLY
\+
TRAPEZOID LATERALLY

Question 31

What does hamate articulate with?

Answer 31

TRIQUETRIUM & LUNATE PROXIMALLY
\+
4TH & 5TH METACARPALS DISTALLY
\+
CAPITATE LATERALLY

Question 32

The flexor retinaculum forms the _________ _________ through which structures pass.

Answer 32

CARPAL TUNNEL

Question 33

There is a natural anterior ___________ formed by the carpal bones.

Answer 33

CONCAVITY

Question 34

Where does the flexor retinaculum attach laterally?

Answer 34

TUBERCLES OF SCAPHOID AND TRAPEZIUM

Question 35

Where does the flexor retinaculum attach medially?

Answer 35

HOOK OF THE HAMATE
+
PISIFORM

Question 36

Each metacarpal and phalange (thumb exception) has a _______, a ______, and a head.

Answer 36

BASE
+
SHAFT

Question 37

Heads are located __________.

Answer 37

DISTALLY

Question 38

Bases are located __________.

Answer 38

PROXIMALLY