Anatomical snuffbox Health Dictionary

Anatomical Snuffbox: From 1 Different Sources


the triangular area on the most radial and distal aspect of the wrist overlying the *scaphoid bone and bounded by the extensor tendons of the thumb. It is often tender in injuries to the scaphoid (see scaphoid fracture).
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Anatomical Position

the internationally accepted body position for anatomical descriptions, such that any part of the body can be related to any other part of it. A person in the anatomical position stands erect, the arms hanging by the sides with the palms facing frontwards and the legs and feet together with the toes pointing forwards (see illustration overleaf).... anatomical position



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