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Demonstrate and palpate the tendon of Flexor Digiti Minimi on a model in the Anatomical position with a time limit of one minute. Objective No 70 - Criteria to be demonstrated. 1. Request the model to place a Hand flat on a table with the Palmar surface facing upwards. 2. Surface mark the position of the Hook of the Hamate bone (Objective No 17) and medial aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the little finger. 3. Request the model to flex the Metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger against maximal resistance with the Interphalangeal joints maintained in extension. 4. The muscle belly of Flexor Digiti Minimi may be palpated lateral and adjacent to the muscle belly of Abductor Digiti Minimi as it passes from the Hook of the Hamate bone to its distal attachment on the medial aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the little finger.
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