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11 Cards in this Set
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What are the two joints of the wrist?
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Radiocarpal joint and midcarpal joint
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What type of joints are the joints of the wrist?
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Both joints are synovial
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What comprises the radiocarpal joint?
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The distal radius, the radioulnar disc and the proximal row of carpal bones (excluding the pisiform)
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What comprises the midcarpal joint?
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It is between the proximal row of carpals (excluding the pisiform) and the distal row of carpals
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Which of the two joints of the wrist accounts for the majority of the movement?
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The radiocarpal
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What movements is the midcarpal joint best able to conduct?
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Flexion and abduction
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What is Colle's fracture?
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Fracture of distal end of radius due to dorsiflexion
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What is the most frequently dislocated bone of the wrist?
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Lunate
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What is the most frequently fractured bone of the wrist?
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Scaphoid
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How does mobility of the carpometacarpal joint vary from digit to digit?
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Digits 2-4 have little movement
5 has more flexion and lateral rotation during opposition digit 1 has the most mobility multiaxial |
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What are the movements of the Mp joints of 2-5?
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Biaxial (flexion/ext and aB/aDduct)
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