- May 2, 2026The capitate is the largest carpal bone and occupies the centre of the wrist, forming the keystone of the distal…
- May 2, 2026The hamate is the medial distal carpal bone with a prominent hook-shaped process (the hamulus) that forms the medial wall…
- May 2, 2026The five metacarpals are the bones of the palm connecting the carpal bones to the proximal phalanges, numbered 1 (thumb)…
- May 2, 2026The five proximal phalanges are the first bones of each finger, articulating with the metacarpals at the metacarpophalangeal joints and…
- May 2, 2026The four middle phalanges (absent in the thumb) articulate with the proximal phalanges above and the distal phalanges below at…
- May 2, 2026The five distal phalanges carry the fingernails and fingertip skin, providing the terminal attachment for the flexor and extensor digitorum…
- May 2, 2026The scaphoid is the largest proximal carpal bone and the most commonly fractured wrist bone, lying at the base of…
- May 2, 2026The third lumbrical is bipennate, arising from adjacent FDP tendons. Its ulnar nerve innervation means it is lost in ulnar…
- May 2, 2026The fourth lumbrical is bipennate, the most ulnar of the four hand lumbricals, and is exclusively innervated by the ulnar…
- May 2, 2026The second dorsal interosseous (DAB: Dorsal ABducts) abducts the middle finger toward the index finger axis, which is the first…