Bones of the Upper Limb

The upper limb is divided into three regions: The arm, located between the shoulder and elbow joints;The forearm, which is between the elbow and wrist joints;The hand, which is located distal to the wrist. There are 30 bones in each upper limb: The humerus is the...

Carpal Bones – Wrist Bones

The wrist and base of the hand are formed by a series of eight small carpal bones (Picture 1). The carpal bones are arranged in two rows, forming a proximal row of four carpal bones and a distal row of four carpal bones. The bones in the proximal row, running from the...

Metacarpal Bones – Hand

The palm of the hand contains five elongated metacarpal bones. These bones lie between the carpal bones of the wrist and the bones of the fingers and thumb (Picture 1). The proximal end of each metacarpal bone articulates with one of the distal carpal bones. Each of...