What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of hand bones?

Answer 1

Metacarpus (plural: metacarpi)
Metacarpal bones
There are 64 bones in the upper extremity. They consist of 10 shoulder and arm, 16 wrist and 38 hand bones.

The 10 shoulder and arm bones are the clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna on each side.

The 16 wrist bones are the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate on each side.

The 38 hand bones are the 10 metacarpal bones and 28 phalanges (finger bones).

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Answer 2

The bones of the wrist are a group called the carpal bones, and are collectively known as the carpus.

The wrist is actually made up of 8 small carpal bones, they are:

Scaphoid

Lunate

Triquetrum

Pisiform

Trapezium

Trapezoid

Capitate

Hamate

They are arranged in 2 rows; the first 4 bones are in the first row (nearest the arm, left to right from thumb- little finger direction) and the other 4 are the next row up, further from the arm.

The carpals are considered short bones.

Answer 3

Finger bones are called phalanges. (fal ANN gees). One toe is a phalanx.

Answer 4

Metacarpectomy means surgical removal of a metacarpal.

Answer 5

A finger or toe bone is a phalanx (plural phalanges).

Answer 6

The bones underlying the palm are the metacarpals.

Answer 7

The bones in the hand beyond the carpals (wrist bones) are the metacarpals. They number five per hand.

Answer 8

carpometacarpal