Which wrist movement is produced by simultaneous flexion of the wrist joints?

Which wrist movement is produced by simultaneous flexion of the wrist joints?

• A. Wrist extension
• B. Finger flexion
• C. Wrist flexion
• D. Radial deviation

Answer: (C)

Wrist flexion is the movement produced when the wrist joints bend so the palm moves toward the forearm. If both wrist joints—radiocarpal and midcarpal—flex together, the overall action is wrist flexion. Wrist extension would bend the wrist the opposite way, finger flexion involves curling the fingers themselves rather than moving the wrist, and radial deviation moves the hand toward the thumb side rather than bending the wrist.

Wrist flexion is the movement produced when the wrist joints bend so the palm moves toward the forearm. If both wrist joints—radiocarpal and midcarpal—flex together, the overall action is wrist flexion.

Wrist extension would bend the wrist the opposite way, finger flexion involves curling the fingers themselves rather than moving the wrist, and radial deviation moves the hand toward the thumb side rather than bending the wrist.