Right Hand Bone Anatomy

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Right Hand Bone Anatomy. Anatomy of the Hand and Wrist. The 14 bones that are found in the fingers of each hand and also in the toes of each foot.

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There are 19 bones in the handfive form the framework of the palm and meet the four fingers and thumb at their bases. Anatomy Carpal bones of the right hand anterior view. The metacarpals the five bones that comprise the middle part of the hand the phalanges singular phalanx the 14 narrow bones that make up the fingers of each hand.

When you point to any structure on the large image of the hand that bone or structure will be highlighted in the smaller image to the left to help you locate it.

Previous next distal phalange Last phalange of the finger bearing a nail. Dont forget to study the other diagram for the ones not listed here. These are the phalanges. Each hand contains 27 distinct bones that give the hand an incredible range and precision of motion.