What is the back of the wrist called?

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The human hand consists of a broad palm, the metacarpus, with 5 digits attached to the forearm by a joint called the wrist, or carpus. The back of the hand is formally called the dorsum of the hand.

What is the bone on the back of your wrist?

The scaphoid bone crosses both rows as it is the largest carpal bone. The scaphoid and the lunate are the two bones which actually articulate with the radius and ulna to form the wrist joint.

What bones are involved in the wrist joint?

The bones comprising the wrist include the distal ends of the radius and ulna, 8 carpal bones, and the proximal portions of the 5 metacarpal bones (see the images below).

Where is the ECU tendon located?

ECU is a long thin muscle located on the ulnar aspect of the forearm. It arises from the lateral epicondyle of the distal humerus and inserts at the fifth metacarpal base (figure 1).

What is a phalange bone?

Phalanx: Anatomically, any one of the bones in the fingers or toes. (Plural: phalanges.) There are 3 phalanges (the proximal, middle, and distal phalanx) in most of the fingers and toes. However, the thumb and large toe have only two phalanges that accounts for their being shorter.

Where is the Midcarpal joint located?

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The midcarpal joint is a functional compound synovial joint in the wrist between the scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum proximally and the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate distally.

What is the most important bone in your wrist?

The scaphoid bone is one of the carpal bones on the thumb side of the wrist, just above the radius. The bone is important for both motion and stability in the wrist joint.

Where is the wrist bone located?

Your wrist is made up of eight small bones (carpal bones) plus two long bones in your forearm — the radius and the ulna. The most commonly injured carpal bone is the scaphoid bone, located near the base of your thumb.