carpometacarpus

carpometacarpus bone

The carpometacarpus is the fusion of the carpal and metacarpal bone, essentially a single fused bone between the wrist and the knuckles. It is a smallish bone in most birds, generally flattened and with a large hole in the middle. In flightless birds, however, its shape may be slightly different, or it might be absent entirely.

Typ Bone
Übergeordnete Struktur manus bone
Lateinischer Name carpometacarpus bone

Häufig gestellte Fragen

What is the carpometacarpus?
The carpometacarpus is the fusion of the carpal and metacarpal bone, essentially a single fused bone between the wrist and the knuckles. It is a smallish bone in most birds, generally flattened and with a large hole in the middle. In flightless birds, however, its shape may be slightly different, or
What is the Latin name for the carpometacarpus?
The Latin name for the carpometacarpus is carpometacarpus bone.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.