The nurse asks the patient to move the thumb of his one hand away from the palm and then back. This technique is assessing which of the following functions of the thumb?
1. Adduction
2. Opposition
3. Flexion
4. Extension
Adduction
Rationale: To test for adduction, the patient should be asked to move the thumb anteriorly away from the palm and then back. Opposition is assessed by asking the patient to touch each of the fingertips with the thumb. Flexion is assessed by asking the patient to move the thumb across the palm and touch the fifth finger. Extension is assessed by asking the patient to move the thumb across the palm away from the rest of the fingers.
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