Anatomy Test 2: Tendons And Other Connective Tissues

Front 1

Proximall is it continuous with the flexor retinaculum, while distally it divides into four longitudinal bands that attach to the bases of the proximal phalanges and fuse the fibrous digital sheaths of each of the four fingers.

Back 1

Palmar aponeurosis

Front 2

The palmar aponeurosis divides into ___ longitudinal bands that attach to ________ and fuse with _____.

Back 2

4
bases of proximal phalanges
fibrous digital sheaths of each of the 4 fingers

Front 3

The tendon of the _____ inserts into the palmar aponeurosis.

Back 3

palmaris longus

Front 4

Palmar aponeurosis: ___ is is continuous with the flexor retinaculum, while ___ it divides into 4 _______.

Back 4

proximally
longitudinal bands

Front 5

Bands of the palmar aponeurosis fuse with the _____ of each of the four fingers.

Back 5

fibrous digital sheaths

Front 6

From the later border of the palmar aponeurosis a _____ extends deeply to the 1st____.

Back 6

lateral fibrous septum
metacarpal

Front 7

From the lateral border of the palmar aponeurosis a ____extends deeply to the 1st metacarpal.... So a ____ is formed lateral to this septum?

Back 7

lateral fibrous septum
lateral or thenar compartment

Front 8

From the medial border of the palmar aponeurosis, a fibrous medial septum extends _____ to the _____. This forms a ____compartment.

Back 8

dorsally
5th metacarpal
medial or hypothenar

Front 9

Between the two septa lies a _____ containing the ____ and their sheaths, superficial palmar arch, and branches of _____.

Back 9

central compartment
flexor tendons
median and ulnar nerves

Front 10

The superficial palmar arch is found where?

Back 10

central compartment

Front 11

What divides the central compartment into lateral and mid-palmar spaces?

Back 11

oblique septum

Front 12

The oblique septum passes __ and ____ to the ____.

Back 12

deeply and obliquely to the 3rd metacarpal

Front 13

What is the compartment containing the adductor pollicis called?

Back 13

adductor comparment

Front 14

List the compartments of the HAND?

Back 14

hypothenar
thenar
central (divided into lateral and mid palmar spaces)

Front 15

What is the heavy thicken of the anterior antebrachial fascia at the level of the wrist joint?

Back 15

the flexor retinaculum

Front 16

The median nerve and all of the flexor tendons, except for the _____, course deep to the ______________ and pass into the hand.

Back 16

palmaris longus
flexor retinaculum

Front 17

The flexor retinaculum along with the carpal bones forms a _____.

Back 17

carpal tunnel

Front 18

_________ is a thickening of the posterior antebrachial fascia.

Back 18

extensor retinaculum

Front 19

_____ separates the space deep to it into 6 typical compartments.

Back 19

extensor retinaculum

Front 20

The extensor retinaculum passes from the ____ border of the ____ to the _____border of the ____ and the triquetrum and the pisiform.

Back 20

lateral, radius
medial, ulna

Front 21

Although the long and short flexor tendons to each finger lie within the same_____, each is enclosed in a separate ________.

Back 21

fribrous sheath,

synovial membrane

Front 22

Why are long and short flexor tendons of the fingers enclosed in separate synovial membranes?

Back 22

so they can slide freely over each other

Front 23

Tendons of the flexor digitorum supericialis and flexor digitorum profundus pass deep to the ____ within a common flexor sheath.

Back 23

flexor retinaculum

Front 24

The tendons of what muscles pass deep to the flexor retinaculum within a common flexor sheath?

Back 24

flexor digitorum superficialis,
flexor digitorum profundus

Front 25

Within the common flexor sheath, the tendons of the flexor dig superficialis and flexor dig profundus pass deep to the ______ to enter the ___ sheaths

Back 25

palmar aponeurosis,
osteofibrous flexor digital sheaths

Front 26

Each ___ ___ ___ ___ begins at about the level of the MP joint and terminates proximal to the base of the distal phalanges.

Back 26

osteofibrous digital tendon sheath

Front 27

Each digital tendon sheath consists of what two layers?

Back 27

another fibrous layer and an inner synovial layer

Front 28

Close to the base of the ____ the _____ of the flexor digitorum superficialis splits and twists to surround the tendon of the _______.

Back 28

proximal phalanx,
tendon,
flexor digitorum profundus

Front 29

The flexor digitorum tendon splits into two halfs and inserts on the _____.

Back 29

margins of the middle phalanx

Front 30

Each ____ is attached to the osteofibrous sheat on the anterior surface of the phalanx by two strands of connective tissue known as ______

Back 30

tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus,

vincula tendinum

Front 31

In each case the ___ viniculum is longer than the ___ viniculum.

Back 31

proximal,

distal

Front 32

small blood vessels from the ______ pass through the long and short vinculum to supply the _______.

Back 32

periosteum of the phalanges,

flexor tendons

Front 33

True or False:
Lumbricales are attached to the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis?

Back 33

FALSE
(flexor digitorum profundus)

Front 34

Similar to flexor tendons each extensor tendon has a ____ which consists of an outer fibrous layer and an _______.

Back 34

tendon sheath,

inner synovial membrane

Front 35

Unlike the flexor tendons, the extensor tendons to not share a _____

Back 35

common extensor sheath

Front 36

Long extensor tendons are compartmentalized by the ______ and only tendons _____ share an extensor sheath.

Back 36

extensor retinaculum,

within the same compartment

Front 37

On the ____ of the hand there is a ____ connection between the ___ tendons of the extensor digitorum.

Back 37

dorsum,

intertendinous,

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Front 38

True or False:
The tendons of the extensor digitorum insert at the bases of the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges?

Back 38

TRUE

Front 39

At the bases of the proximal phalanges the tendons the extensor digitorum ___ to form ____ to which the tendons of the ____ and the _____ insert.

Back 39

expand,

aponeuroses,

lumbricales,

interossei

Front 40

Laterally each expansion of the extensor digitorum is thickened by the ______ and an ____.
Medially they are thickened by _____ , or in the case of little finger by the ______.

Back 40

tendon of insertion of a lumbrical and an interosseous,

interosseous alone,

abductor digiti minimi

Front 41

The extensor digitorum's expanded tendon of insertion is known as the _____ or the ____.

Back 41

extensor hood,

dorsal digital expansion

Front 42

As each tendon of the extensor digitorum runs distally towards its insertion at the ____ it carries with it a portion of the ____/_____ which then spans the dorsum of each proximal phalanx

Back 42

base of the middle phalanx

extensor hood/ dorsal digital expansion

Front 43

The distal prolongation of the extensor hood is known as the _____.

Back 43

extensor aponeurosis

Front 44

Towards the base of each middle phalanx, each ___ splits to form a ____(the main tendon) and two ____.

Back 44

extensor aponeurosis,

wide central band ,

lateral bands

Front 45

The _____ inserts at the base of each middle phalanx.

Back 45

central band

Front 46

The lateral bands (of the extensor aponeurosis) unite on the _____ to insert jointly at the base of each ______.

Back 46

dorsum of each middle phalanx,

distal phalanx.

Front 47

The functional consequence of the extensor aponeurosis band arrangements is that _______ while extension of the middle phalanges is similarly accompanied by extension of the distal phalanges.

Back 47

Flexoion of the distal phalanges is usually accompanied by an equal amount of flexion of the middle phalanges

Front 48

Because of the arrangement of the extensor aponeurosis bands, extension of the middle phalanges is accompanied by _____.

Back 48

extension of the distal phalanges