MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUB
Locate scaphoid on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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Hand & carpal bones: labelled teaching diagram. Original labels and colours retained.
Image: OpenStax College / university open textbook · Source / original · CC BY 4.0Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.
Hand & carpal bones
Understand what you see.
Provide a stable yet mobile framework for grip and fine movement.
Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.
How to recognise it.
- Eight carpal bones form two rows
- Five metacarpals link the wrist to the digits
- The thumb has two phalanges; the other digits have three
Point them out.
Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.
Think first. Then reveal.
Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.
01How would you identify hand & carpal bones?+
Eight carpal bones form two rows. Five metacarpals link the wrist to the digits. The thumb has two phalanges; the other digits have three.
02Name the proximal carpal row from lateral to medial.+
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum and pisiform; the pisiform lies on the palmar surface of the triquetrum.
Read the references.
Credited anatomical plates, microscopy and university teaching references. Individual image credits appear below the viewer. Historical plates can use older terminology; use the lesson text for current names.