Anatomy of the palmar fascia (G. M. Rayan)Familiarity with the subtle constituents of the complex palmar fascial anatomy of the hand is necessary to understand the convoluted pathologic changes that take place in Dupuytren's disease and the transformation from a normal to a pathologic anatomy....
The median nerve (C5–T1) provides cutaneous sensation to the lateral palm and the palmar aspects of the lateral three and a half digits. The median nerve Blood vessels The hand is supplied by two main arteries: the radial and ulnar arteries. The radial artery enters the dorsum of the carp...
Palmar Digital Veins Origin The median antebrachial vein arises from the superficial veins of the palmar aspect of the hand. Course The median antebrachial vein courses superiorly and drains into the median cubital vein or directly into the basilic vein. However, in up to a quarter of individ...
hand 1.The direction, left or right, of the swing of a door (when viewed from the side usually considered the outside) or associated doorframes or hardware. Aleft-hand doorhas hinges on the left and the door swings away; aleft-hand reverse doorswings toward the viewer. Aright-hand doo...
Dorsal Digital Arteries of Hand Superficial Palmar Arch Superficial Palmar Branch of Radial Artery Dorsal Metacarpal Arteries Origin The superficial palmar branch originates from the radial artery. Course The superficial palmar branch of the radial artery arises on the palmar aspect of the...
hand palmar palm hand digital fingers lower limb contains coxal, femoral, patellar, crural, fibular, tarsal, foot dorsum, foot digital coxal hip femoral thigh patellar knee cap crural leg fibular lateral leg tarsal ankle foot dorsal top foot digital toes head contains (back of head) parietal, ...
You can see these structures as two adjacent medium gray circles on the ulnar side of the ventral hand. Extensor tendons traverse through the dorsal side of the hand, covered by the extensor retinaculum. These take the same form as their palmar counterparts; dark black circles for the ...
The hand is supplied by the terminal branches of the ulnar and radial arteries, which anastomose and form two arterial arches: superficial and deep palmar arches. Find out more about the main arteries of the upper limb in the study unit below, or take the quiz to see what you've ...
The arm is capable of carrying out a variety of movements. Forearm flexion occurs when the arm is bent at the elbow, while forearm extension represents the straightening of the arm at the elbow. Supination is the anatomical position with the palms of the hand facing up towards the sky. By...
the sole of foot Palmar pertaining to the palm of the hand Forearm pertaining to the portion of the arm between the elbow and the wrist Shank pertaining to the portion of the leg between the knee and ankle long bones longer than they are wide, function as levers. ...