Hand

Question 1

What bones make up the skeleton of the hand?

Answer 1

Carpus bones (wrist), matacarpus bones (palm) and the phalanges (bones of the fingers)

Question 2

Name the bones in the carpus (wrist)

Answer 2

The carpus consists of eight marble-sized bones, arranged in 2 irregular rows of four bones each. Proximal row (lateral to medial) =
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum and pisiform
Distal row (lateral to medial) =
Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate
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Question 3

Name and describe the bones in the metacarpus (palm)

Answer 3

Five metacarpals are numbered to I to V from thumb to little finger. Metacarpal I (thumb) occupies a more anterior position and allows opposition (action of touching your thumb to the tips of your other fingers)

Question 4

Describe the structure of the phalanges (fingers)

Answer 4

The fingers are numbered I to V, beginning with the thumb. Except for the thumb, each finger has 3 phalanges; distal, middle and proximal