Anatomical snuff box
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The anatomical snuff box (or sometimes known as tabatiere or fovea radialis of wrist) is a surface anatomy feature. It appears as a triangular depression on the lateral surface of the wrist on full extension of the thumb.
Gross anatomy
Boundaries
medial: tendons of the extensor pollicis longus
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lateral: tendons of the
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floor
tendons of the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
base of 1st metacarpal can be palpated distally and the radial styloid process can be palpated proximally
Contents
superficial branch of the radial nerve
cephalic vein (variable)
History and etymology
In the days when snuff use was popular, the user would place a small amount of snuff from the container into the "anatomical" snuff box (as opposed to the physical snuff box which he carried around in his pocket, hence "anatomical" ), close one nostril with an index finger and sniff the snuff up the open nostril. It was common practice to offer snuff to those in your company.
-<p>The <strong>anatomical snuff box</strong> is a surface anatomy feature. It appears as a triangular depression on the lateral surface of the wrist on full extension of the thumb.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>-<li>medial: tendons of the <a href="/articles/extensor-pollicis-longus">extensor pollicis longus</a>-</li>-<li>lateral: tendons of the<ul>-<li><a href="/articles/extensor-pollicis-brevis-1">extensor pollicis brevis</a></li>-<li>and more laterally <a href="/articles/abductor-pollicis-longus">abductor pollicis longus</a>-</li>- +<p>The <strong>anatomical snuff box</strong> (or sometimes known as <strong>tabatiere</strong> or <strong>fovea radialis of wrist</strong>) is a surface anatomy feature. It appears as a triangular depression on the lateral surface of the wrist on full extension of the thumb.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>
- +<li><p>medial: tendons of the <a href="/articles/extensor-pollicis-longus-muscle">extensor pollicis longus</a></p></li>
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- +<p>lateral: tendons of the</p>
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- +<li><p><a href="/articles/extensor-pollicis-brevis-muscle-1">extensor pollicis brevis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p>and more laterally <a href="/articles/abductor-pollicis-longus-muscle-1">abductor pollicis longus</a></p></li>
-<li>floor<ul>-<a href="/articles/scaphoid-1">scaphoid</a>, <a href="/articles/trapezium">trapezium</a> bones</li>-<li>tendons of the <a href="/articles/extensor-carpi-radialis-longus-muscle">extensor carpi radialis longus</a> and <a href="/articles/extensor-carpi-radialis-brevis-muscle">brevis</a>-</li>-<li>base of 1<sup>st</sup> metacarpal can be palpated distally and the <a href="/articles/radial-styloid-process">radial styloid process</a> can be palpated proximally</li>- +<p>floor</p>
- +<ul>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/scaphoid-1">scaphoid</a>, <a href="/articles/trapezium">trapezium</a> bones</p></li>
- +<li><p>tendons of the <a href="/articles/extensor-carpi-radialis-longus-muscle">extensor carpi radialis longus</a> and <a href="/articles/extensor-carpi-radialis-brevis-muscle">brevis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p>base of 1<sup>st</sup> metacarpal can be palpated distally and the <a href="/articles/radial-styloid-process">radial styloid process</a> can be palpated proximally</p></li>
-<li><a href="/articles/radial-artery-2">radial artery</a></li>-<li>superficial branch of the <a href="/articles/radial-nerve">radial nerve</a>-</li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/cephalic-vein-1">cephalic vein</a> (variable)</li>- +<li><p><a href="/articles/radial-artery-2">radial artery</a></p></li>
- +<li><p>superficial branch of the <a href="/articles/radial-nerve-2">radial nerve</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/cephalic-vein-1">cephalic vein</a> (variable)</p></li>
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