distal carpal bone 3
Term info
distal carpal bone 3
- capitate
- capitate bone
- distal carpal 3
- os magnum (carpus)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Carpus.png
Small element that articulates anteriorly with metacarpal III(II). It may be fused to carpals 2(1), 4(3), 5(4), or other elements.[AAO]
uberon
magnum, carpal 3, os magnum, os capitatum, hand distal carpal bone 3
UBERON:0001432
medially located and articulates with metacarpals 2-4, distal carpal 5 and the intermedium[VSAO] In the human hand, the capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones, and occupies the center of the wrist - The capitate articulates with seven bones: the scaphoid and lunate proximally, the second metacarpal, third metacarpal, and fourth metacarpal distally, the lesser multangular on the radial side, and the hamate on the ulnar side
Term relations
- distal carpal bone 3 endochondral element
- distal carpal bone
- develops from some distal carpal bone 3 cartilage