Bones of the wrist and hand

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Bones of the wrist and hand

Illustration showing bones of the wrist and hand

Your wrist is made up of eight small bones (carpal bones) plus two long bones in your forearm — the radius and the ulna. Each finger consists of one hand bone (metacarpal) and three finger bones (phalanges), while each thumb consists of one metacarpal bone and two phalanges.

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