Metacarpal bones

*Metacarpal bones*
Metacarpal bones
	Metacarpals shown in red. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view.
	The five metacarpal bones, numbered. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view.
Details
Origins	Carpal bones of wrist
Insertions	Proximal phalanges
Articulations	Carpometacarpal, intermetacarpal, metacarpophalangeal
Identifiers
Latin	ossa metacarpalia
MeSH	D050279
TA	A02.4.09.001
FMA	9612
	Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton. It is between the phalanges (bones of the fingers) distally and the carpals which form the connection to the forearm. The metacarpus consists of metacarpal bones.

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