The muscles that move the fingers and thumb are located in the forearm. Long tendons extend from these muscles through the wrist and attach to the small bones of the fingers and thumb. The tendons on the top of the hand straighten the fingers.These are known as extensor tendons. The tendons on the palm side bend the fingers.ong tendons extend from these muscles through the wrist and attach to the small bones of the fingers and thumb. The tendons on the top of the hand straighten the fingers. These are known as extensor tendons. The tendons on the palm side bend the fingers.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to die of assassination. He  was shot in the back of his head by John Wilkes  Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate spy from Maryâ¦land.  Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln Timeline. Abraham Lincoln Timeline. A lifetime of events for the 16th American President, both private and public. From his birth February 12, 1809 in Kentucky to Lincoln's untimely death by assassination. Lincoln was shot in the back of the head on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth and he died early the following morning.