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Its Surface behind is unequal for the reception of Tendons. It 
is articulated above with the firft Bone of the firft Rank,and with 
3 Bones of the Metacarpus below, and at its infide with its Part- 
ner of che fame Rank. Its articulation above is per Gtnglymum , as 
is faid •, u e. before and behind ’tis receiv’d by that above, and 
at the middle it receives it : It is 2 i Inches thick before. It 
weighs 6 §. 
The fecond The fecond (of) which is much like to it, as being received by 
the fecond above alter the fame manner, is $ Inches on its con- 
vex Surface, and 2 \ Inches tranfverfely at it. middle. At 
its outfide, being the inllde of the Foot, it mutually receives 
the 
The third Third ( 6) which runs obliquely backward 2 Inches from the 
former : It has four Surfaces tor Articulation; one where tis join’d 
with the third Bone of the former Rank ; the fecond where it is 
join’d with the laft nam’d Bone : In conjunction with the former it 
receives the -thBone of the Metacarpus ; and at its outfide the 6th. 
It terminates in an obtufe point behind, and has a Sinus betwixt 
theArticulation of the Bone of theeJWetacarpus and its extremity. 
, The 2d weighs 6 and this 4. 
Fenes cf the There are Six Bones in the eJMetacarpus,per G inglymumlongum 
the V are rece i v ^ above by theBones of the fecond Rank of the 
* Carpus, and below by the Joes. They are all of much about the 
fame Figure, but not of an equal length ; fomewhat flat before, 
and both convex behind*, broader at the upper and lower extre- 
mity where they touch one another, and narrow in the middle. 
The firft on the outfide is 3 Inches long, and 4 h Inches round its 
middle, and articulated with the external part of the outer Bone 
of the fecond Rank of the Carpus-, in weight 3 5. 
The fecond is 4 Inches long, and 5 7 Inches round its middle*, 
ftat before, and more convex behind i and articulated with the 
middle of the forefaid Bone of the Carpus. It weighs 4 3. 
The third is 5 Inches long, flat alfo before, and 7 Inches round its 
middle; articulated with the forefaid Bone of the Carpus , and occu- 
pying raoft of its inner Surface. It weighs 6 f . 
The 4th is 5 Inches long, and 6 round its middle. This oc- 
cupies the largeft part of the middle Bone of the fecond Rank 
of the Carpu /. It weighs 6 §. 
The 5th is.gJ: Inches long, ©f the fame bignefs with the 
former ; and* occupies apart both of the middle and of the in- 
ternal Bone of the fecoadRank of the Carpus \ and weighs 4 5 
The 
