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The main symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can include: numbness and tingling in the feet or hands. burning, stabbing or shooting pain in affected areas. loss of balance and co-ordination. muscle weakness, especially in the feet. These symptoms are usually constant, but may come and go.
- Symptoms
difficulty lifting up the front part of your foot and toes,...
- Treatment
Tramadol. Tramadol is a powerful painkiller related to...
- Causes
Page last reviewed: 10 October 2022 Next review due: 10...
- Complications
Peripheral neuropathy can sometimes cause other medical...
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- Anatomical Terms
- Midline, Medial, Lateral
- Anterior, Posterior
- Superior, Inferior
- Proximal , Distal
This article explains the basic anatomical terms of location such as midline, medial, lateral, anterior, posterior, superior/inferior and proximal/distal with examples in context.
This article looks at the basic anatomical terms of location and examples of their use within anatomy.
The midline splits the right and left halves evenly; medial means towards the midline while lateral means away from it.
Anterior refers to 'front' while posterior refers to 'back'. Structures are described in relation to each other as anterior or posterior.
These terms refer to vertical axis with superior meaning higher and inferior meaning lower. Limbs can be mobile so another descriptive pair is needed for clarity.
Used in structures that have a beginning and an end such as limbs or blood vessels; proximal means closer to origin while distal means further away from it.
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Aug 5, 2018 · Anatomically, the hand is defined as the region of the upper limb distal to the wrist. The base of the hand contains 8 bones , each known as a carpal bone . The palms of the hands each contain 5 metacarpal bones .
- Carlo Ross
The hand, positioned at the end of the upper limb, is a combination of complex joints whose function is to manipulate, grip and grasp, all made possible by the opposing movement of the thumb. [3] Some biologists believe that the development of the human hand lead indirectly to the development of our large and complex brain.
- Bones of the hand. To understand the anatomy of the hand we first must understand the anatomy of the forearm and wrist. The forearm consists of two bones, the radius and the ulna.
- Muscles of the hand. Interossei muscles. The interossei muscles are intrinsic hand muscles that originate from the intermediate surfaces of the metacarpals.
- Nerves of the hand. The ulnar nerve (C8-T1 nerve roots) arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus and supplies all of the intrinsic muscles of the hand with a few exceptions.
- Blood supply and drainage of the hand. The superficial palmar arch is the main continuation of the ulnar artery. It receives a small superficial branch from the radial artery and supplies the fingers with blood via the common digital, and the distal ‘proper digital arteries’ which run on either side of the finger.
Jun 12, 2023 · Your hand and wrist are structured to allow you to move, flex and rotate your wrist joint and to use your hand to grab and touch objects. Your wrist acts like a pivot point that can move in almost any direction as you reach and flex your hand.
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In the upper limb, pronation is the rotatory movement during which the palm and forearm face downward. The forearm is the part of the upper limb below the elbow joint. It has two bones: radius and ulna. Two joints are involved in pronation and supination of the hand and forearm.
