The United States presidential election of 2004 was the 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts.
The superficial branch of the radial nerve is responsible for delivering sensation from the back of the hand, thumb, and first two fingers to the brain. If the radial nerve is interrupted, numbness of the back of the hand can result. Damage to the radial nerve is less common than the medial nerve. The trauma is also more obvious, as well. Rather than a subtle swelling pinching the nerve, the cause may be a bone fracture in the hand, for example.
The thenar muscles are found in the palm of the hand as well as the base of the thumb. The fleshy part of the palm is referred to as the thenar eminence because these muscles lie directly beneath this area. They work primarily to allow the thumb to move in a variety of directions.