Human Anatomy - Bones in Hand and Fingers

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What is the total number of bones in the fingers and thumb?

  • 27
  • 5
  • 14 (correct)
  • 8

Which part of the thumb is known as the first digit?

  • Head
  • Distal phalanx
  • Middle phalanx
  • Proximal phalanx (correct)

What are the three parts of each finger, starting distally?

  • Middle phalanx
  • Distal phalanx (correct)
  • Head
  • Proximal phalanx

Which part of the metacarpal bone is located proximally?

<p>Base (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the joint between the proximal and distal phalanges of the first digit?

<p>Interphalangeal joint (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the joints between the metacarpals and the phalanges called?

<p>Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Fig. 4.1, what is labeled as the head of the fifth metacarpal?

<p>Head of fifth metacarpal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Base of middle phalanx of fourth digit" is labeled as what in Fig. 4.1?

<p>&quot;Base of middle phalanx of fourth digit&quot; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint of fourth digit" is labeled as what in Fig. 4.1?

<p>&quot;Distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint of fourth digit&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is labeled as "Body of middle phalanx of second digit" in Fig. 4.1?

<p>&quot;Body of middle phalanx of second digit&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "Interphalangeal (IP) joint tof first digit" represent in Fig. 4.1?

<p>&quot;Interphalangeal (IP) joint tof first digit&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is labeled as "Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of first digit" in Fig. 4.1?

<p>&quot;Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of first digit&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which carpal bone is most commonly fractured?

<p>Scaphoid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the hooklike process extending anteriorly from the lunate?

<p>Hamulus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the anatomic position, which bone of the forearm is located on the lateral (thumb) side?

<p>Radius (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which joint permits the forearm to rotate during supination?

<p>Proximal radioulnar joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the articular portion of the medial aspect of the distal humerus called?

<p>Trochlea (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The deep depression located on the posterior aspect of the distal humerus is called the __________.

<p>Olecranon fossa (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the criteria for evaluating a true lateral position of the elbow based on the appearance of three concentric arcs?

<p>(a) Trochlear sulcus, (b) Trochlear notch (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

(a) Medial (b) Lateral (c) Proximal (d) Distal

<p>(a) Lateral (b) Proximal (c) Distal (d) Medial (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the movement type and classification for interphalangeal joints?

<p>Ginglymus, Saddle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the joint movement type for carpometacarpal of first digit?

<p>Saddle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the movement type for proximal radioulnar joint?

<p>Pivot (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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