Appendicular skeleton-Upper extremity-Carpus Flashcards
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Carpus
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consisting of eight wrist bones arranged into two rows of four
3
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Metacarpus
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five bones forming the palm
4
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Metacarpals
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five bones forming the palm
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Phalanges
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14 total; four digits each consisting of proximal, middle, and distal bone, the pollex having only two; each phalanx has a proximal base and a distal head