HAND

Question 1

What are the hands made up pf?

Answer 1

Phalanges and Thumb

Question 2

How many bones are in the hands?

Answer 2

27 bones

Question 3

The hand is subdivided into 3 parts, what are they?

Answer 3

Phalanges
Metacarpals]
Carpals

Question 4

What are Phalanges?
#OF PHALANGES?

Answer 4

Phalanges are bones of the
THUMB AND DIGITS
- 14 PHALANGES”

Question 5

What are Metacarpals?
#OF METACARPALS?

Answer 5

Metacarpals are bones of the
“PALMS”’
-5 METACARPALS

Question 6

OF CARPALS

What are Carpals?

Answer 6

Carpals are bones of the WRIST”
-8 CARPALS

Question 7

What are DIGITS NAMED BY ANS WHAT ARE THEY?

Answer 7

NUMBERS AND NAMES
-FIRST DIGIT-THUMB
-SECOND DIGIT-INDEX
-THIRD DIGIT-MIDDLE
-FOURTH DIGIT- RING
-FIFTH DIGIT- SMALL

Question 8

What type of Bones are Phalanges?

Answer 8

LONG BONES

Question 9

How are Phalanges shaped?

Answer 9

They have a Cylinder body and 2 Articular ends

Question 10

How many Phalanges have 2 Articular ends?

Answer 10

9

Question 11

How many phalange does the digit have?

Answer 11

3 Phanlange
(proximal, middle and distal).

Question 12

How many phalanges does the thumb have?

Answer 12

The thumb only has two
(PROXIMAL AND DISTAL)

Question 13

How many interphalangeal joints are found in the upper Extremity?

Answer 13

9

Question 14

The proximal phalange is close to?

Answer 14

The palm of the hand

Question 15

The distal phalange is further away from?

Answer 15

The palm of the hand

Question 16

What are the parts each phalange have?

Answer 16

-Head and 2 articular ends
-base -proximally
-Neck- distally- fractures occur

Question 17

What shape is the Distal Phalange?

Answer 17

Small and flatten

Question 18

The first metacarpal (thumb) contains 2 small bones, what are they?

Answer 18

Sesamoid bone
(palmar aspect)
(Found below the neck)

Question 19

What are the Metacarpal heads commonly known as?

Answer 19

KNUCKLES
(VISIBLE ON THE DORSAL HAND FLEXION)

Question 20

Metacarpals are numberd from 1-5 beginning from?

Answer 20

The lateral side of the hand (THE THUMB)

Question 21

Each Proximal phalanx articulates with?

Answer 21

Metacarpal bone

Question 22

Which bone comprises the palm of the hand?

Answer 22

Metacarpals

Question 23

Which joint is formed with the articulation of the proximal end of the middle phalanx of the ring finger?

Answer 23

Proximal Interphalangeal Joint of the 4th digit

Question 24

Which joint is formed by the articulation of the distal end of the middle phalanx with the proximal end of the distal phalanx of the index finger?

Answer 24

The distal Interphalangeal joint of the second digit

Question 25

Which joint is a hinge-type joint of the hand?

Answer 25

Interphalangeal Joint

Question 26

Which bone articulates with the bases of metacarpal bones?

Answer 26

Carpals

Question 27

Which joint of the hand is formed by the articulation of the head of a metacarpal with a digit?

Answer 27

Metocarpopahangeal Joint

Question 28

Which joints of the hand are formed by the articulation of the bases of the metacarpals with the bones of the wrist?

Answer 28

Carpometacarpal joints

Question 29

THE END OF HAND

Answer 29

END