wrists
Where watches sit
Wrists is the plural of wrist, the joint connecting the hand to the forearm.
The wrist allows the hand to rotate and flex in multiple directions.
Wrists appear in contexts of jewelry (she wore bangles on both wrists), injury (he broke his wrists in the fall), and restraint (the officer cuffed his wrists behind his back).
To slit one's wrists is a method of suicide.
Ornamental wrist band
- bangleRigid wrist ornament
- cuffSleeve or trouser terminus
- watchPortable timekeeping device
- charmAttractive personal quality
beads · chain · clasp · friendship bracelet · tennis bracelet · anklet · adornment · accessory
Wrist's skeletal components
- ulnaInner forearm bone
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
synovial · joint · articulation · extensor · flexor · carpal tunnel · scaphoid · lunate
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- radial arteryForearm's main blood vessel
- circulationMovement through a system
- throbBeat with intensity
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
vital signs · blood pressure · palpation · beat · veins · oximeter · pulse point · heart rate
Thin and graceful
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- thinSmall in diameter
- narrowOf small width
restraints · handcuffs · zip ties · bound · cuts · self-harm · scars · veins
Turning on an axis
- supinationOutward forearm rotation
- pronationLimb rotating inward
- dorsiflexionUpward ankle bend
- flexionDecreasing a joint angle
extension · articulation · bendable · mobility · range of motion · twist · turn · pivot
Secure manual hold
- musclesContractile body tissue
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
- liftingRaising something heavy
- curlsSpiraling hair sections
pushups · forearm · resistance · strengthening · support · strain · overuse · repetitive motion
bracelet
Ornamental wrist band
charm · beads · chain · clasp · friendship bracelet · tennis bracelet · anklet · adornment · accessory · sweatband
carpals
Wrist's skeletal components
tendons · synovial · joint · articulation · extensor · flexor · carpal tunnel · scaphoid · lunate · bones
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- radial arteryForearm's main blood vessel
- circulationMovement through a system
- throbBeat with intensity
rhythm · vital signs · blood pressure · palpation · beat · veins · oximeter · pulse point · heart rate
slender
Thin and graceful
narrow · restraints · handcuffs · zip ties · bound · cuts · self-harm · scars · veins · suicide prevention
rotation
Turning on an axis
- supinationOutward forearm rotation
- pronationLimb rotating inward
- dorsiflexionUpward ankle bend
flexion · extension · articulation · bendable · mobility · range of motion · twist · turn · pivot
grip
Secure manual hold
curls · pushups · forearm · resistance · strengthening · support · strain · overuse · repetitive motion · typing
- slap on the wristTrivially lenient penalty
- slaps on wristsMinimal punishments given
- slapped on the wristGiven trivial punishment
- wrist guardProtective forearm band
- wrist braceStabilizing band for forearm-hand joint
- wrist watchStrapped arm chronometer