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href="/wiki/File:Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg/250px-Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg/375px-Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg/500px-Anatomical_snuffbox_IMG_6853_a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4829" data-file-height="3010" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Anatomical snuffbox</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray424.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Gray424.png/250px-Gray424.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="375" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Gray424.png/375px-Gray424.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Gray424.png 2x" data-file-width="467" data-file-height="700" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the back of the wrist. (Anatomical snuffbox not labeled, but visible at right.)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">Artery</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Radial_artery" title="Radial artery">Radial artery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Vein" title="Vein">Vein</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cephalic_vein" title="Cephalic vein">Cephalic vein</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Nerve" title="Nerve">Nerve</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Radial_nerve" title="Radial nerve">Radial nerve</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>fovea radialis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=301">301</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma42329">42329</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321480" class="extiw" title="d:Q1321480">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>anatomical snuff box</b> or <b>snuffbox</b> or <b>foveola radialis</b> is a triangular deepening on the <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Relative_directions" title="Anatomical terms of location">radial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dorsum_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorsum (biology)">dorsal</a> aspect of the <a href="/wiki/Hand" title="Hand">hand</a>—at the level of the <a href="/wiki/Carpal_bones" title="Carpal bones">carpal bones</a>, specifically, the <a href="/wiki/Scaphoid_bone" title="Scaphoid bone">scaphoid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trapezium_(bone)" title="Trapezium (bone)">trapezium</a> bones forming the floor. The name originates from the use of this surface for placing and then sniffing powdered <a href="/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">tobacco</a>, or "<a href="/wiki/Snuff_(tobacco)" title="Snuff (tobacco)">snuff</a>."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It is sometimes referred to by its <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> name <i>tabatière</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boundaries">Boundaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Boundaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The medial border (ulnar side) of the snuffbox is the <a href="/wiki/Tendon" title="Tendon">tendon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Extensor_pollicis_longus" class="mw-redirect" title="Extensor pollicis longus">extensor pollicis longus</a>.</li> <li>The lateral border (radial side) is a pair of parallel and intimate tendons, of the <a href="/wiki/Extensor_pollicis_brevis" class="mw-redirect" title="Extensor pollicis brevis">extensor pollicis brevis</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Abductor_pollicis_longus" class="mw-redirect" title="Abductor pollicis longus">abductor pollicis longus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-titleChapter_10:_THE_FOREARM_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-titleChapter_10:_THE_FOREARM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Accordingly, the anatomical snuffbox is most visible, having a more pronounced concavity, during thumb <a href="/wiki/Extension_(kinesiology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Extension (kinesiology)">extension</a>.)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Proximal_and_distal" title="Anatomical terms of location">proximal</a> border is formed by the <a href="/wiki/Radial_styloid_process" title="Radial styloid process">styloid process</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Radius_(bone)" title="Radius (bone)">radius</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Proximal_and_distal" title="Anatomical terms of location">distal</a> border is formed by the approximate apex of the schematic snuffbox <a href="/wiki/Isosceles" class="mw-redirect" title="Isosceles">isosceles</a> triangle.</li> <li>The floor of the snuffbox varies depending on the position of the wrist, but both the <a href="/wiki/Trapezium_(bone)" title="Trapezium (bone)">trapezium</a> and primarily the <a href="/wiki/Scaphoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Scaphoid">scaphoid</a> can be palpated.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neurovascular_anatomy">Neurovascular anatomy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Neurovascular anatomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deep to the tendons which form the borders of the anatomical snuff box lies the <a href="/wiki/Radial_artery" title="Radial artery">radial artery</a>, which passes through the anatomical snuffbox on its course from the normal radial pulse detecting area, to the proximal space in between the first and second <a href="/wiki/Metacarpals" class="mw-redirect" title="Metacarpals">metacarpals</a> to contribute to the superficial and deep palmar arches. In the anatomical snuffbox, the radial artery is closely related (<2 mm) with the <a href="/wiki/Superficial_branch_of_radial_nerve" title="Superficial branch of radial nerve">superficial branch of radial nerve</a> near the styloid process of radius in 48%, while in 24% the radial artery is openly related to the <a href="/wiki/Lateral_cutaneous_nerve_of_forearm" title="Lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm">lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Cephalic_vein" title="Cephalic vein">cephalic vein</a> arises within the anatomical snuffbox, while the <a href="/wiki/Superficial_branch_of_radial_nerve" title="Superficial branch of radial nerve">dorsal cutaneous branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Radial_nerve" title="Radial nerve">radial nerve</a> can be palpated by stroking along the extensor pollicis longus with the dorsal aspect of a fingernail. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The radius and scaphoid articulate deep to the snuffbox to form the basis of the wrist joint. In the event of a fall onto an outstretched hand (FOOSH), this is the area through which the brunt of the force will focus. This results in these two bones being the most often fractured of the wrist. In a case where there is localized <a href="/wiki/Tenderness_(medicine)" title="Tenderness (medicine)">tenderness</a> within the snuffbox, knowledge of wrist anatomy leads to the speedy conclusion that the fracture is likely to be of the <a href="/wiki/Scaphoid_bone" title="Scaphoid bone">scaphoid</a>. This is understandable as the scaphoid is a small, oddly shaped bone whose purpose is to facilitate mobility rather than confer stability to the wrist joint <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. In the event of inordinate application of force over the wrist, this small scaphoid is likely to be the weak link <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. <a href="/wiki/Scaphoid_fracture" title="Scaphoid fracture">Scaphoid fracture</a> is one of the most frequent causes of medico-legal issues. </p><p>An anatomical anomaly in the vascular supply to the scaphoid is the area to which the blood supply is first delivered. Blood enters the scaphoid distally. Consequently, in the event of a fracture the proximal segment of the scaphoid will be devoid of a vascular supply, and will—if action is not taken—avascularly <a href="/wiki/Necrosis" title="Necrosis">necrose</a> within a sufferer's snuffbox. Due to the small size of the scaphoid and its shape, it is difficult to determine, early on, whether or not the scaphoid is indeed fractured with an x-ray. Further complications include; carpal instability (ligament disruption) and fracture-dislocations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_images">Additional images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Additional images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray416.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Tendons of forefinger and vincula tendina."><img alt="Tendons of forefinger and vincula tendina." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gray416.png/120px-Gray416.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gray416.png/180px-Gray416.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gray416.png/240px-Gray416.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="466" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tendons of forefinger and vincula tendina.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray573.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The veins on the dorsum of the hand."><img alt="The veins on the dorsum of the hand." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Gray573.png/91px-Gray573.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Gray573.png/136px-Gray573.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Gray573.png/182px-Gray573.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="528" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The veins on the dorsum of the hand.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1237.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches."><img alt="Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Gray1237.svg/86px-Gray1237.svg.png" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Gray1237.svg/128px-Gray1237.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Gray1237.svg/171px-Gray1237.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="531" data-file-height="743" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A particularly cavernous anatomical snuff box."><img alt="A particularly cavernous anatomical snuff box." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg/90px-Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg/135px-Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg/180px-Anatomical_snuff_box2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A particularly cavernous anatomical snuff box.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Schematic drawing of anatomical snuffbox"><img alt="Schematic drawing of anatomical snuffbox" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png/120px-Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png/180px-Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png/240px-Schematic_drawing_of_anatomical_snuffbox.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Schematic drawing of anatomical snuffbox</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_bone" title="Anatomical terms of bone">Anatomical terms of bone</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_snuffbox&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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interval</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Forearm" title="Forearm">Forearm</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Fascial_compartments_of_forearm" class="mw-redirect" title="Fascial compartments of forearm">compartments</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anterior_compartment_of_the_forearm" title="Anterior compartment of the forearm">anterior</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><i>superficial:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pronator_teres_muscle" title="Pronator teres muscle">pronator teres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmaris_longus_muscle" title="Palmaris longus muscle">palmaris longus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_carpi_radialis_muscle" title="Flexor carpi radialis muscle">flexor carpi radialis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_carpi_ulnaris_muscle" title="Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle">flexor carpi ulnaris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_digitorum_superficialis_muscle" title="Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle">flexor digitorum superficialis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><i>deep:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pronator_quadratus_muscle" title="Pronator quadratus muscle">pronator quadratus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_digitorum_profundus_muscle" title="Flexor digitorum profundus muscle">flexor digitorum profundus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_pollicis_longus_muscle" title="Flexor pollicis longus muscle">flexor pollicis longus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Posterior_compartment_of_the_forearm" title="Posterior compartment of the forearm">posterior</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><i> superficial:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_wad" title="Mobile wad">mobile wad</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brachioradialis" title="Brachioradialis">brachioradialis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_carpi_radialis_longus_muscle" title="Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle">extensor carpi radialis longus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Extensor_carpi_radialis_brevis_muscle" title="Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle">brevis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_digitorum_muscle" title="Extensor digitorum muscle">extensor digitorum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_digiti_minimi_muscle" title="Extensor digiti minimi muscle">extensor digiti minimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_carpi_ulnaris_muscle" title="Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle">extensor carpi ulnaris</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><i>deep:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supinator_muscle" title="Supinator muscle">supinator</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">anatomical snuffbox</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abductor_pollicis_longus_muscle" title="Abductor pollicis longus muscle">abductor pollicis longus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_pollicis_brevis_muscle" title="Extensor pollicis brevis muscle">extensor pollicis brevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_pollicis_longus_muscle" title="Extensor pollicis longus muscle">extensor pollicis longus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_indicis_muscle" title="Extensor indicis muscle">extensor indicis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fascia" title="Fascia">fascia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bicipital_aponeurosis" title="Bicipital aponeurosis">bicipital aponeurosis</a></li> <li><i>common tendons</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_extensor_tendon" title="Common extensor tendon">extensor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_flexor_tendon" title="Common flexor tendon">flexor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antebrachial_fascia" title="Antebrachial fascia">antebrachial fascia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cubital_tunnel" title="Cubital tunnel">cubital tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osborne%27s_ligament" title="Osborne's ligament">osborne's ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hand" title="Hand">Hand</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">lateral volar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thenar_eminence" title="Thenar eminence">thenar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Opponens_pollicis_muscle" title="Opponens pollicis muscle">opponens pollicis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_pollicis_brevis_muscle" title="Flexor pollicis brevis muscle">flexor pollicis brevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abductor_pollicis_brevis_muscle" title="Abductor pollicis brevis muscle">abductor pollicis brevis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adductor_pollicis_muscle" title="Adductor pollicis muscle">adductor pollicis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">medial volar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hypothenar_eminence" title="Hypothenar eminence">hypothenar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Opponens_digiti_minimi_muscle" class="mw-redirect" title="Opponens digiti minimi muscle">opponens digiti minimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexor_digiti_minimi_brevis_muscle_(hand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (hand)">flexor digiti minimi brevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abductor_digiti_minimi_muscle_of_hand" class="mw-redirect" title="Abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand">abductor digiti minimi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmaris_brevis_muscle" title="Palmaris brevis muscle">palmaris brevis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">intermediate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lumbricals_of_the_hand" title="Lumbricals of the hand">lumbrical</a></li> <li><i>interossei</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorsal_interossei_of_the_hand" title="Dorsal interossei of the hand">dorsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmar_interossei_muscles" title="Palmar interossei muscles">palmar</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fascia" title="Fascia">fascia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><i>posterior:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extensor_retinaculum_of_the_hand" title="Extensor retinaculum of the 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