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Bones of the Human Hand and Wrist

Test your anatomical knowledge on the 27 bones that form the complex structure of the human hand and wrist.0 takes
by @triviagang_dataUpdated 2d ago

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