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Hello. I'm Nihal Apaydin
from Ankara University,
Faculty of Medicine,
and I'm a full
professor of anatomy
in the Department of Anatomy.
I'm going to talk
about the anatomy of
the forearm and the hand
in this presentation.
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I have split my talk
into two parts.
In the first part, I'm going
to be covering the forearm
and give you information
about the bones,
joints, muscles, and
movements of the forearm.
I will briefly mention about
the vascular supply and
innervation of the forearm.
In the second part,
I will be covering
the wrist and hand, and
talk about the bones,
joints, muscles, and
movements of the hand.
After this, I will
explain the structures in
the hand, just like
carpal tunnel,
and then I will be
briefly mentioning about
the vascular supply and
innervation of the hand.
At the final part
of the second part,
I will summarize the
surface anatomy of
the forearm and the hand,
and I will try to provide you
an anatomical overview of
clinical cases related with
forearm, wrist, and the hand,
and I will finalize my
talk with a conclusion.
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Now, let's get started with
the first part, the forearm.
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The forearm is the part
of the upper limb that
extends between the
elbow and wrist joints.
The bone framework
of the forearm
consists of two parallel bones,
the laterally located radius
and the medially located ulna.
The radius is small proximally,
where it articulates
with the humerus,
and wider distally, where
it forms the wrist joint
with the carpal
bones of the hand.
The ulna is large proximally
and small distally.
Just reverse all
those for radius.
Proximal and distal
radioulnar joints
allows the radius to swing
over the adjacent ulna
resulting in pronation and
supination of the hand.
The radius and
ulna are linked by
an interosseous membrane
along most of their length.
This interosseous membrane and
the lateral intermuscular septum
and also the attachment
of the deep fascia
along the posterior
border of the ulna
divides the forearm into
anterior and posterior
compartments as in the arm.
The muscles, major
nerves, and vessel supply
all pass through
each compartment,
which we will discuss later.
The radius consists of
