9.6.11+Palmar+Surface+of+the+Hand

Palmar Surface of the Hand

 * 1) Describe the 2 numbering systems for the digits of the hand**


 * 2) Describe the fascias of the palm**


 * 3) Name the bones of the wrist from lateral to medial and proximal to distal. Describe joints of the hand and the carpal arch**


 * 4) Describe metacarpal and phalangeal bones and their joints**


 * 5) Describe the flexor retinaculum, synovial tendon sheaths and the carpal tunnel. Identify the structures passing through the tunnel and their relative positions.**


 * 6) Describe the long flexor tendons of the fingers, the fibrous digital sheaths and synovial tendon sheaths.**


 * 7) Name intrinsic muscles of teh hand in thenar, hypothenar and short muscle groups. Describe origins, insertions, innervations and actions**


 * 8) Identify arteries of the hand, areas supplied, branches and pertinent relationships.**


 * 9) Identify the nerves of the hand, the muscles innervated by those nerves. Describe the cutaneous areas subserved by those nerves.**