HEAD NECK
OSTEOLOGY OF HEAD NECK
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Question
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The action of the thumb touching your pinky is referred to as ____ ?
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Adduction
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Flexion
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Opposition
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Reposition
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Roll your thumb across your palm bringing the tip of your thumb to the tip of your small finger. Try to keep the middle and end joints of your thumb or your little finger straight during the movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Opposition = tip of thumb to tip of pinky. Apposition = tip of thumb to tips of other fingers. Both actions are technically a type of flexion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Opposition is the thumb movement that brings the tip of the thumb in contact with the tip of a finger. This movement is produced at the first carpometacarpal joint, which is a saddle joint formed between the trapezium carpal bone and the first metacarpal bone.
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