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Encyclopedia > Trapezium (bone)

The trapezium is a bone in the human hand. It was also previously referred to as the greater multangular bone or the os multangulum majus. Grays illustration of a human femur, a typically recognized bone. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... Alternate meanings: Hand (disambiguation) A human left hand The hand (med. ...


This bone is a carpal bone, in the section commonly referred to as the wrist. It articulates distally with the first metacarpal bone (of the thumb) and proximally with the scaphoid bone. It articulates with the trapezoid bone and the second metacarpal bone medially. In human anatomy, the carpal bones are the bones of the human wrist. ... In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. ... The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton that is located between the fingers distally and the carpus which forms the connection to the forearm. ... The scaphoid bone of the wrist is found on the thumb side of the hand, within the anatomical snuffbox. ... In human anatomy, the trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone; os multangulum minus) is a bone in the hands. ...


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Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. Page 225 (547 words)
—The pisiform articulates with one bone, the triangular.
Bones of the Distal Row (lower row).—The Greater Multangular Bone (os multangulum majus; trapezium) (Fig.
The superior surface is directed upward and medialward; medially it is smooth, and articulates with the navicular; laterally it is rough and continuous with the lateral surface.
Trapezium (bone) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (272 words)
The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone, in what is commonly referred to as the wrist.
The trapezium is distinguished by a deep groove on its palmar surface.
The superior surface is directed upward and medialward; medially it is smooth, and articulates with the scaphoid; laterally it is rough and continuous with the lateral surface.
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