Carpal Bones
A groove formed by the fusion of the proximal and distal row of the carpal bones - ANS-What is
the carpal groove?
Abductor Pollicis Longus and Extensor Pollicis Brevis - ANS-What are the contents of the 1st
compartment of the extensor retinaculum?
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis and Longus - ANS-What are the contents of the 2nd
compartment of the extensor retinaculum?
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris - ANS-What are the contents of the 6th compartment of the extensor
retinaculum?
Extensor Digiti Minimi - ANS-What are the contents of the 5th compartment of the extensor
retinaculum?
Extensor Digitorum and Extensor Indicis - ANS-What are the contents of the 4th compartment of
the extensor retinaculum?
Extensor Pollicis Longus - ANS-What are the contents of the 3rd compartment of the extensor
retinaculum?
Fractures of the carpal bones - ANS-What is the most common fracture of the skeletal system?
Hypothyroidism - ANS-What else can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome?
It is formed by the covering of the flexor retinaculum over the carpal groove - ANS-What is the
carpal tunnel?
local steroid injection, splinting, or surgery to divide the flexor retinaculum - ANS-What are
common treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome?
Muscle that covers the carpal bones dorsally and has six compartments - ANS-What is the
extensor retinaculum?
Pain and weakness of the hands caused by compression of median nerve in the carpal tunnel -
ANS-What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Repetitive movement of the wrist, such as typing - ANS-What is the most common cause of
carpal tunnel syndrome?
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