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wrist: Encyclopedia - Wrist

In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. The wrist-joint (articulatio radiocarpea) is a condyloid articulation. The parts forming it are the lower end of the radius and under surface of the articular disk above; and the navicular, lunate, and triangular bones below. The articular surface of the radius and the under surface of the articular disk form together a transversely elliptical concave surface, the receiving cavity. The superior articular surfaces ...

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Wrist - Ligaments

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wrist: Encyclopedia II - Wrist - Accessorizing the wrist joint Since the wrist is a convenient narrow part between the forearm and the hand, it is used for fashion and practical accessories such as watches, bracelets, and wristbands, and also for such things as handcuffs. These are attached by either a closing device such as a buckle or Velcro, or by moving them over the hand, where they do not fall off due to elasticity of the strap. Most items worn around the wrist are designed to be conveniently attached and removed, whereas handcuffs are designed to b ...

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Types of bowlers in cricket - Pace bowlers

Types of bowlers in cricket - Spin bowlers

wrist: Encyclopedia - Watch

In naval parlance, watches are a timekeeping convention. The term in general use can mean any period of duty or responsibility, such as a hurricane watch. A watch is a small portable clock that displays the time and sometimes the day, date, month and year. In modern times they are usually worn on the wrist with a watch-strap (made of e.g. leather (often synthetic), metal, or nylon), although before the 20th century most were pocket watches, which had covers and were carried separately, oft ...

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Watch - Types of watch

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Wristband

Wristbands are encircling strips worn on the wrist, made of any of a variety of materials depending on the purpose. The term can be used to refer to the bracelet-like band of a wristwatch, to the cuff or other part of a sleeve that covers the wrist, or to decorative or functional bands worn on the wrist for other reasons. One common type of wristband are the loops of plastic or tyvek that are placed around the wrist for identification purposes (demonstrating the wearer ...

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Bondage cuffs

Bondage cuffs are restraints designed for the practice of consensual sexual bondage. They are wide wrist and ankle restraints generally made of leather, often padded with soft leather or fake fur. They are secured around the wrist or ankle, and the cuff is then attached to another cuff or other object. They are often equipped with D-ring attachments or buckles to fit nylon webbing restraints. They are typically used as a set of four to attach each wrist cuff (directly or indirectly) to the corresponding ankle cuff, thus ...

wrist: Encyclopedia - Carpal tunnel

In the wrist there is a sheath of tough connective tissue which envelopes and protects one nerve (median nerve) and tendons, which attach your muscles to the wrist and hand bones. The carpal tunnel is the space between this sheath (above) and the bones (below) making up the wrist and hand (carpal bones). The term 'carpal tunnel' is also used quite commonly to refer to 'carpal tunnel syndrome' which is a condition where the median nerve is pinched within the tunnel and causes pa ...

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Carpal tunnel - Relevance

wrist: Encyclopedia - Mouse computing

A mouse is a handheld pointing device for computers, being a small object fitted with one or more buttons and shaped to sit naturally under the hand. The underside of the mouse houses a device that detects the mouse's motion relative to the flat surface on which it moves. The mouse's 2D motion is typically translated into the motion of a pointer on the display. It is called a mouse primarily because the cord on early models resembled the rodent's tail, and also because the motion of the pointer on the screen can be mouse-like.< ...

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Mouse computing - History of mouse engineering

Mouse computing - Accessories

Mouse computing - Mice in the marketplace

Mouse computing - Alternative mice

Mouse computing - Applications of mice in user interfaces

Mouse computing - One two or three mouse buttons?

Mouse computing - Mice in gaming

Mouse computing - First-person shooters

wrist: Encyclopedia - Bracelet

For more information, please refer to discussion on this page and/or the listing at Wikipedia:Requested pictures. A bracelet is an article of clothing or jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufactured from cloth or metal, and sometimes contain rocks, wood, and/or shells. Bracelets are also used for medical and identification purposes, such as allergy bracelets and hospital tags. In the late 1980s, "snap bracelets" -- felt-covered metal bracelets that curved around one's wrist wh ...

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Carpal bone

In human anatomy, the carpal bones are the bones of the human wrist. There are eight of them altogether, and they can be thought of as forming two rows of four. Carpal bone - Proximal Row. Scaphoid (or navicular) - this bone, with the lunate, articulates with the radius of the arm. Lunate - articulates with the radius and the capitate. Triquetrum - on the ulnar side of the hand, but does not articulate with the ulna. Pisiform - a se ...

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Carpus

In tetrapods, the carpus is the cluster of bones in the hand between the radius and ulna and the metacarpus. The bones of the carpus do not belong to individual fingers, whereas those of the metacarpus do. The joint between the radius and ulna and the carpus is called the wrist. The corresponding part of the foot is the tarsus. The skeleton of the hand [Figs. 1, 2] is subdivided into three segments: the carpus or wrist bones; the metacarpus or bones of the palm; and the phalanges or bones of the d ...

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Upper limb

The upper limb is the professional term used to describe the region that laymen would usually call the "arm". In human anatomy, this area is defined as everything from: the shoulder the surrounding axilla muscles and structures supplied by the brachial plexus nerves the arm the forearm the wrist (carpal joint) and the hand. Category: Upper limb anatomy Other related archi

wrist: Encyclopedia - Handcuffs

Handcuffs are restraints designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. Handcuffs - Sizes. They typically feature a ratchet-action to facilitate quick application, and to adjust for various wrist sizes. Oversized handcuffs are available from a number of manufacturers, as are juvenile-sized restraints, though none of the latter in current production are approved for use by the U.S. National Institute of Justice. BDSM, Bondage cuffs, Fetters, Thumbcuffs ...

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist causing symptoms like tingling, pain, coldness, and sometimes weakness in parts of the hand. It is the best known of a class of disorders called repetitive strain injuries. Carpal tunnel syndrome - Anatomy. The median nerve runs through the carpal tunnel, a canal in the wrist that is surrounded by bone on three sides, and a fibrous sheath (the flexor retinaculum) on the other. In addition to the nerve, many of ...

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Carpal tunnel syndrome - Long term recovery

wrist: Encyclopedia - Charm bracelet

A charm bracelet is an item of jewelry worn around the wrist. It carries personal charms: decorative pendants or trinkets which are signifiers of important things in the wearer's life. The wearing of charms may have begun as a form of amulet to ward off evil spirits or bad luck. Charm bracelets have been the subject of several waves of trends. Queen Victoria wore charm bracelets that started a fashion among the European noble classes. Soldiers returning home after World War II brought home trinkets made by craftsmen loca ...

wrist: Encyclopedia - Vibrissae

This article is about vibrissae, often called whiskers. For other uses of the word whisker, see whisker. Vibrissae (singular: vibrissa) are hairs that grow around the nostrils or other parts of the face in many mammals, usually specialized for tactile sensation. In addition to the facial area, they can also be found on the wrists of the forelegs of cats. They are usually thicker and stiffer than other types of hair. The term is also used in reference to t ...

wrist: Encyclopedia - Pulse

In medicine, a person's pulse is the throbbing of their arteries as an effect of the heart beat. It can be felt at the neck, at the wrist and other places. The pulse results from pressure waves moving through the blood vessels, which are pliable; it is not caused by the forward movement of the blood. When the heart contracts, blood is ejected into the aorta and the aorta stretches. At this point the wave of distention (pulse wave) is most pronounced, but relatively slow-moving (3 to 5 m/s). As it travels towards the peri ...

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Pulse - Common pulse points

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Ulnar artery

The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the medial aspect of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery and terminates in the superficial palmar arch, which joins with the superficial branch of the radial artery. It is palpable on the anterior and medial aspect of the wrist. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named vein or veins, the ulnar vein or ulnar veins. Ulnar artery - Branches. common interosseous artery anterior inteross ...

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wrist: Encyclopedia - Bangle

Bangles are ornaments worn by women on their arms and wrists. They are usually circular in shape, and, unlike bracelets, are not flexible. Bangles are part of the traditional Indian jewelry. Indian bangles are usually worn in pairs, one or more on each arm, and single bangles are rarely sold. They are made of numerous precious as well as non-precious materials like gold, silver, platinum, glass, wood, ferrous metals, plastic, etc. Most Indian women prefer to wear either gold or glass bangles or both in combination. Though nowad ...

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