bones of wrist and hand Flashcards

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carpal bones

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PROXIMAL ROW
scaphoid
lunate
triquetrum
(pisiform)
DISTAL ROW
trapezium
trapezoid
capitate
hammate
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metacarpal bones

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metacarpal bones form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist which forms the connection to the forearm.

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3
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phalanges

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The bones of the fingers. Each finger has three phalanges, except for the thumb, which has two.

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thumb

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proximal —> distal

trapezium (carpal)
1st metacarpal
2 phalanges

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5
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2nd to 5th digits

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proximal —> distal

carpal bones
2nd-5th metacarpals
3 phalanges in each digit

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