| Upper Limb | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Bones of the upper limb form the framework of arm, forearm, and hand. They provide attachments for muscles. These bones are humerus, radius ulna carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humerus: It is a large bones that extends from scapula to the elbow. It is located in the forearm. It is the largest upper bone. |
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| Radius: It located on the thumb side of the forearem between elbow and wrist. It is lateral to ulna. |
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| Ulna: It is medial to the radius, and it is longer and bigger than the radius. |
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| Hand: Hand is composed of a wrist, palm, and five fingers. Wrist contains eight carpal bones, resulting form carpus. There are five metacarpals between Carpals and phalanges. There are fourteen phalanges form the finger bones. Every fingers except thumb have three phalanges. Thumb has two Phalanges |
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| More information about the upper limb, see the pictures below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| -----------------Phalenges----------------- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| -----------------Metacarpals-------------- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| -----------------Carpals-------------------- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are eight carpal bones arranged in two rows, beginning with the lateral or the thumb side. Proximal row: Navicular, Lunate, Triquetral, pisiform. Distal Row: Greater multangular, Lesser Multangular, Capitate, Hamate. |
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