ESSHM HandCare · Anatomy
Know the structures that make the hand work.
A visual mental model for patients and trainees: bones and joints create the framework, tendons move it, nerves provide sensation and motor control, and blood vessels sustain the tissues.
FrameworkBonesCarpal bones, metacarpals and phalanges.
StabilityJoints & LigamentsHow motion and stability are balanced across the wrist and fingers.
MovementTendonsFlexor and extensor systems that move the digits.
Sensation & powerNervesMedian, ulnar and radial nerve function in the hand.
CirculationBlood VesselsArterial supply, digital vessels and why circulation matters in trauma.
StabilityJoints & LigamentsHow motion and stability are balanced across the wrist and fingers.
MovementTendonsFlexor and extensor systems that move the digits.
Sensation & powerNervesMedian, ulnar and radial nerve function in the hand.
CirculationBlood VesselsArterial supply, digital vessels and why circulation matters in trauma.
This anatomy library is educational. It does not replace clinical assessment or diagnostic imaging.