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Which bone lies between the lunate and pisiform bones on the medial side of the proximal row of carpal bones?
Which bone lies between the lunate and pisiform bones on the medial side of the proximal row of carpal bones?
- Pisiform bone (correct)
- Lunate bone
- Trapezium bone
- Triquetrum bone
What is the function of the pisiform bone?
What is the function of the pisiform bone?
- Acts as a pulley to alleviate stress on a muscle or tendon (correct)
- Participates in wrist/joint articulation
- Forms the first carpometacarpal joint
- Provides the greatest mobility amongst other CMC joints of the hand
Which bone determines the axis where the goniometer will be placed for measuring wrist flexion and extension?
Which bone determines the axis where the goniometer will be placed for measuring wrist flexion and extension?
- Triquetrum bone
- Lunate bone (correct)
- Pisiform bone
- Trapezium bone
Which bone is considered the third most frequently fractured bone?
Which bone is considered the third most frequently fractured bone?
Which bone is a sesamoid bone embedded within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Which bone is a sesamoid bone embedded within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
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