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  2. Pisiform bone - Wikipedia

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    It only has one side that acts as a joint, articulating with the triquetral bone. It is on a plane anterior to the other carpal bones and is spheroidal in form. The pisiform bone has four surfaces: The dorsal surface is smooth and oval, and articulates with the triquetral: this facet approaches the superior, but not the inferior border of the bone.

  3. Dorsal interossei of the hand - Wikipedia

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    There are four dorsal interossei in each hand. They are specified as 'dorsal' to contrast them with the palmar interossei , which are located on the anterior side of the metacarpals. The dorsal interosseous muscles are bipennate , with each muscle arising by two heads from the adjacent sides of the metacarpal bones, but more extensively from ...

  4. Anatomical snuffbox - Wikipedia

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    The anatomical snuff box or snuffbox or foveola radialis is a triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand—at the level of the carpal bones, specifically, the scaphoid and trapezium bones forming the floor.

  5. Upper limb - Wikipedia

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    Most of the large number of muscles in the forearm are divided into the wrist, hand, and finger extensors on the dorsal side (back of hand) and the ditto flexors in the superficial layers on the ventral side (side of palm). These muscles are attached to either the lateral or medial epicondyle of the humerus. They thus act on the elbow, but ...

  6. Hamate bone - Wikipedia

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    Hamate bone of the left hand. Hamulus shown in red. The hook of hamate (Latin: hamulus) is found at the proximal, ulnar side of the hamate bone. The hook is a curved, hook-like process that projects 1–2 mm distally and radially. [5] The ulnar nerve hooks around the hook of hamate as it crosses towards the medial side of hand.

  7. Trapezoid bone - Wikipedia

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    The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone) is a carpal bone in tetrapods, including humans. It is the smallest bone in the distal row of carpal bones that give structure to the palm of the hand. It is the smallest bone in the distal row of carpal bones that give structure to the palm of the hand.

  8. Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia

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    These two terms, used in anatomy and embryology, describe something at the back (dorsal) or front/belly (ventral) of an organism. [2] The dorsal (from Latin dorsum 'back') surface of an organism refers to the back, or upper side, of an organism. If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. [38]

  9. Hand - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, the hairy skin on the dorsal side is thin, soft, and pliable, so that the skin can recoil when the fingers are stretched. On the dorsal side, the skin can be moved across the hand up to 3 cm (1.2 in); an important input the cutaneous mechanoreceptors. [17] The web of the hand is a "fold of skin which connects the digits". [18]