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Anatomy and Function of the Wrist and Hand

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Chart illustrates the movements of the wrist and analyzes the muscles responsible for its movements.

Chart illustrates the movements of the wrist and analyzes the muscles responsible for its movements. The section showing main gripping actions provides examples of how we use different grips to perform different tasks.

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Anatomy and Function of the Wrist and Hand

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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