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Demonstrate the action and palpate Abductor Pollicis Brevis on a model in the Anatomical position with a time limit of one minute

Objective No 65 - Criteria to be demonstrated.

1. Request the model to place a Hand on a table with the Palmar surface facing upwards.

2. Surface mark the position of the base of the proximal phalanx of the Thumb

3. Surface mark the position of the  Trapezium (Objective No 18)

4. Request the model to Abduct the Thumb at right angle to the plane of the palm against maximal resistance.

5. The belly of Abductor Pollicis Brevis can be palpated on the antero-lateral aspect of the Thenar eminence as its fibres pass to the lateral aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the Thumb.

 

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