Carpal bones
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The carpal bones are the eight small bones that make up the wrist that connects the hand to the forearm. The terms "carpus" and "carpal" are derived from the Latin carpus and the Greek καρπός, meaning
Labelled image showing the eight carpal bones.
Xray hand with color
Location of the accessory ossicles of the carpals
Metacarpal bones
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In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones, or "palm bones", collectively the metacarpus, are the appendicular bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the phalanges and the carpal bones,
Carpal bones
…muscles to be transmitted to the hand and fingers. In tetrapods, the carpus is the sole cluster of bones in the wrist between the radius and ulna and the metacarpus. The bones of the carpus do not belong to individual fingers (or toes in quadrupeds), whereas those of the metacarpus do. The corresponding part of the…
Carpometacarpal joints of the left hand. Thumb on left.
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X-ray image of right hand with thumb on left.
Multiple fractures of the metacarpals (aka broken hand). (Right hand shown with thumb on left.)