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Bones of the Human Hand and Wrist: Type-in
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- 01Which pea-shaped carpal bone is a sesamoid bone, located where it rests on the triquetrum?
- 02Which carpal bone is distinguished by a prominent hook-like feature on its palmar surface?
- 03What is the collective name for the 14 bones that make up the fingers and thumb?
- 04Which pyramidal-shaped carpal bone is located in the proximal row, on the medial side of the lunate?
- 05Which carpal bone is the largest and located in the center of the wrist?
- 06What is the name of the carpal bone in the distal row that articulates with the first metacarpal (thumb)?
- 07What is the name of the crescent-shaped carpal bone that articulates with the radius?
- 08Which boat-shaped carpal bone in the proximal row is the most frequently fractured?
- 09How many carpal bones are in a single human wrist?
- 10Which carpal bone is wedge-shaped and sits between the trapezium and the capitate?
- 11What is the collective name for the five bones of the hand that connect the wrist (carpals) to the fingers (phalanges)?
- 12The thumb, or pollex, lacks which of the three types of phalanx bones found in the other four digits?