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  2. Carpal bones - Wikipedia

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    The carpal bones are the eight small bones that make up the wrist (carpus) that connects the hand to the forearm. The term "carpus" and "carpal" is derived from the Latin carpus and the Greek καρπός (karpós), meaning "wrist". In human anatomy, the main role of the carpal bones is to articulate with the radial and ulnar heads to form a ...

  3. List of anatomy mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    A mnemonic to remember the muscles that contribute tendons to the pes anserinus and the innervations of these muscles is SGT FOT (sergeant FOT) S- S artorius. G- G racilis. T- semi T endinosus (from anterior to posterior). F- femoral nerve. O- obturator nerve. T- tibial division of the sciatic nerve.

  4. Wrist - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; [1] [2] (2) the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus [2] and; (3) the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of ...

  5. Metacarpal bones - Wikipedia

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    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 to the metatarsal bones in the foot.

  6. Carpometacarpal joint - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] 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 ...

  7. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Limb (anatomy) A limb (from Old English lim, meaning "body part") is a jointed, muscled appendage of a tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial locomotion and physical interaction with other objects. The distalmost portion of a limb is known as its extremity. The limbs' bony endoskeleton, known as the appendicular ...

  8. Intercarpal joints - Wikipedia

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    Intercarpal joints. Vertical section through the joints at the wrist, showing the synovial cavities. Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view. The intercarpal joints (joints of the carpal bones of the wrist) can be subdivided into three sets of joints (also called articulations): Those of the proximal row of carpal bones, those of the distal row of ...

  9. 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 ...