Learning Objectives

• Name and demonstrate the movements of the fingers and thumb. Describe the position, function, main attachments and nerve supply of the muscles and tendons involved in these movements, differentiating between those in the forearm and those intrinsic to the hand
• Describe the main types of grip (power, precision and hook)
• Understand how the position of the retinacula of the wrist and the tendon sheaths of the wrist and hand explain carpal tunnel syndrome and the spread of infection in tendon sheaths

Bones

• what are the bones of the hand?
• what are the names of the carpal bones?
• Anterior Or Posterior View
• what are the joints of the hand?
• what joint forms the knuckles?

Muscles

• what are intrinsic vs extrinsic hand muscles?
• what are some characteristics of intrinsic hand muscles?
• what are the intrinsic muscles groups of the hand?
• what is an extensor hood?
• how many tendon sheaths are in the hand? clinical significance?

Hand Movements

• what movements create a power grip?
• what movements create a precision grip?