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  2. Metacarpal bones - Wikipedia

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    9612. Anatomical terms of bone. [edit on Wikidata] In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, also known as the "palm bones", are the appendicular bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the phalanges (fingers) and the carpal bones (wrist bones), which articulate with the forearm. The metacarpal bones are homologous ...

  3. Metacarpophalangeal joint - Wikipedia

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    Metacarpophalangeal joint. The palmar aspect of the hand showing the epiphyses of the hand exploded. MCP joints in red. The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are situated between the metacarpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the fingers. [1] These joints are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the ...

  4. Carpometacarpal joint - Wikipedia

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    The carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are five joints in the wrist that articulate the distal row of carpal bones and the proximal bases of the five metacarpal bones.. The CMC joint of the thumb or the first CMC joint, also known as the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, differs significantly from the other four CMC joints and is therefore described separately.

  5. Fifth metacarpal bone - Wikipedia

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    Details. Identifiers. Latin. os metacarpale V. FMA. 23903. Anatomical terms of bone. [edit on Wikidata] The fifth metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the little finger or pinky finger) is the most medial and second-shortest of the metacarpal bones.

  6. Interphalangeal joints of the hand - Wikipedia

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    Interphalangeal joints of the hand. The interphalangeal joints of the hand are the hinge joints between the phalanges of the fingers that provide flexion towards the palm of the hand. There are two sets in each finger (except in the thumb, which has only one joint): Anatomically, the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints are very similar.

  7. Joints of hand - Wikipedia

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    The joints in the hand are joints found at the distal end of the upper limb. The joints are: In the wrist there is the radiocarpal joint between the radius and carpus. Between the carpal bones are the intercarpal articulations and the midcarpal joint. The carpometacarpal joint connects the carpal bones to the metacarpus or metacarpal bones ...

  8. Second metacarpal bone - Wikipedia

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    The metacarpal bone of the index finger has two centres of ossification: a primary centre in the shaft and a secondary centre in the head. This contrasts to the first metacarpal bone where the secondary centre is found in the base. The ossification process begins in the shaft during prenatal life, and in the head between 11th and 22nd months.

  9. Intermetacarpal joints - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The intermetacarpal joints are in the hand formed between the metacarpal bones. The bases of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones articulate with one another by small surfaces covered with cartilage. The metacarpal bones are connected together by dorsal, palmar, and interosseous ligaments.