60 HITCHCOCK'S ANATOMY 



Fig. 16. 



A Posterior View of the Articulations 

 of the Bones of the Carpus in the Eight 

 Hand. 1, The Ulna. 2, The Radius. 3, 

 Inter-Articular Fibro-Cartilagc. 4, Meta- 

 carpal Bone of the Thumb. 5, Metacarpal 

 Bone of the First Finger. 6, Metacarpal 

 Bone of the Second Finger. 7, Metacar- 

 pal Bone of the Third Finger. 8, Meta- 

 carpal Bone of the Fourth Finger. S, The 

 Scaphoidcs. L. The Lunare. C, The Cu- 

 neiforme. P, The Pisiforme. T, T, Tra- 

 pezium and Trapezoides. M, The Mag- 

 num. U, The Unciforme. 



Fig. ft. 



An Anterior View of the Left Hand. 

 1, The Scaphoidcs. 2, The Lunare. 3, 

 The Cuneiforms 4, The Pisiforme. 5, 

 The Trapezium. 6, Groove for the Flexor 

 Carpi Radialis Tendon. 7, The Trape- 

 zoides. 8, The Magnum. 9, The Unci- 

 forme. 10, 10, The Five Meta-Carpal 

 Bones. 11, 11, First Row of Phalanges. 

 12, 12, Second Row of Phalanges. 13, 13, 

 Third Row of Phalanges. 14. First Pha- 

 lanx of the Thumb. 15, Last Thalanx of 

 the Thumb. 



Cuneiform, and Pisiform. The second in the same order, the 

 Trapezium, Trapezoid, Magnum, and Unciform. 



135. The Metacarpus, — The Metacarpus contains five 

 bones. Each of these articulate with the carpus above, and 

 the phalanges below, being found in the space known as the 

 palm or body of the hand. 



136. The Phalanges, — The Phalanges are the bones of 

 the thumb and fingers, two in the former, and three in the 

 latter, making fourteen in each hand. 



135. Describe the Metacarpal Bones. What part of the hand do they occupy? 

 ^6. How many Phalanges in the thumb, and how many in each finger? What is the 

 whole number of them ? 



