Hand anatomy refresher

How many metacarpal bones are in the hand?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

How many total phalanges are in the hand?

• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15

What kind of joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb?

• Hinge joint

• Saddle joint

• Ball and socket joint

• Sliding joint

Compression of the median nerve that can cause numbness and tingling to the 2nd and 3rd fingers is called____

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Anterior compartment syndrome
• Medial tibial stress syndrome
• Patellofemoral stress syndrome

What two bones are in your forearm?

• Radius, ulna

• Radius, olecranon

• Humerus, ulna

• Radius, humerus

How many bones are in your wrist ?

• 15

• 8

• 4

• 12

What is number #1? 

• DIP (distal interphalangeal joint)

• PIP (proximal interphalangeal joint)

• MCP (metacarpophalangeal joint)

• CMC (carpometacarpal joint)

What is number #2?

• DIP (distal interphalangeal joint)

• PIP (proximal interphalangeal joint)

• MCP (metacarpophalangeal joint)

• CMC (carpometacarpal joint)

What is number #3?

• DIP (distal interphalangeal joint)

• PIP (proximal interphalangeal joint)

• MCP (metacarpophalangeal joint)

• CMC (carpometacarpal joint)

What is number #4?

• DIP (distal interphalangeal joint)

• PIP (proximal interphalangeal joint)

• MCP (metacarpophalangeal joint)

• CMC (carpometacarpal joint)