Anatomical snuffbox in between the first and second metacarpals to contribute to the superficial and deep palmar arches. The cephalic vein arises within the anatomical snuffbox, while the dorsal cutaneous branch of the radial nerve can be palpated by stroking along the extensor pollicis longus with the dorsal aspect of a fingernail. The radius and scaphoid articulate deep to the snuffbox to form the basis of the wrist joint. In the event of a fall onto an outstretched hand (FOOSH), this is the area through which the brunt of the force will focus. This results in these two bones being the most
Ancient Egyptian anatomical studies the reign of the pharaoh, within which the book is known to have been written. Two individuals, Herophilus, and Erasistratus, both living within Alexandria and participating within the so-called School of Alexandria, both contributed to anatomical understanding and knowledge, as they began a practice of human dissection. Egyptian civilization was responsible for the advent of terms for external body parts, of all body parts practitioners were aware of, "metu", understood to refer to the heart, was central to ancient understandings of anatomy within relevant areas of Egypt. Knowledge of anatomical studies is drawn from papyri and ostraca, especially the Ebers,