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What kind of bones are carpal bones?
carpal bones-->wrist and hands & tarsal bones-->feet and ankles.
What is the scientific name for the carpals?
The scientific name for the carpals are carpals.
Where are the carpels located on the human body?
The carpel is your wrist.
How many wrist bones does a human have?
A Human has 8 wrist (carpal) bones in each hand, so 16 wrist bones altogether.
Is the wrist composed of metacarpals?
No, the wrist bones are also known as the carpal bones. The metacarpals are the bones of the hand that connect the wrist to the fingers and thumb.
What are the tarsals of the ankle and wrist?
Tarsals are the sliding bones in the ankle which allow the rotation movement. Carpals do the same but in the wrist.
What is the name for the bones in your feet and hands?
The group of bones of the wrist are the carpals, and of the ankles are the tarsals. Each of the carpals and tarsals has an individual name as well. The bones of the palm are the metacarpals, and the bones of the sole are the metatarsals. The finger bones and toe bones are both called phalanges.
What system is the wrist in?
If you are talking wrist bones, it is in the skeletal system.
The fingers are located where to the wrist?
the fingers are DISTAL to the wrist bones.
Are the carpal the bones of the hand?
Any of the bones of the wrist
What are the bones of the wrist and ankle called?
Short bones-their main purposes are to provide support and stability.
Are wrist bones considered irregular bones?
The wrist in general is considered a short bone, as are the carpals. Source - My Anatomy book.
