Human Anatomy, Part 1 - K. A. Diubenko, A. K. Kolomiitsev, Yu. B. Chaikovsky 2002

Special Part
Appendicular skeleton, sceleton appendiculare — Bones of the upper limb, ossa membri superioris
Bones of the hand

The BONES OF THE hand, ossa manus, are divided into the Carpal Bones, ossa carpi [carpalia], Metacarpal bones, ossa metacarpi [metacarpalia], and the bones of the digits [Phalanges], ossa digitorum [phalanges] (Fig. 65).

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Fig. 65. Bones of the hand, ossa manus: A - palmar surface, facies palmaris



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