Carpus

Human wrist

Etiology: Greek = wrist, adjective - carpal.

Carpus is a general term that means the wrist.

Bones

There are about eight carpal bones are held together tightly by ligaments, a

Arrangement

They are positioned in two rows of four carpal bones each.

Wrist joint

• Together with the radius bone in the forearm, two of the carpal bones (the scaphoid bone and the lunate bone) form the lower part of the wrist joint.
• The ulna in the forearm is separated from the carpal bones by a cartilage disc.
• The other part of the joint is located between the two rows of carpal bones.

Also see

• Wrist
• Wrist joint
• Wrist drop
• Wrist band
• Carpal tunnel syndrome

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