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distal carpal bone 3

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Term info

Label

distal carpal bone 3

Synonyms
  • capitate
  • capitate bone
  • distal carpal 3
  • os magnum (carpus)
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Carpus.png

external definition

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]

has related synonym

magnum, carpal 3, os magnum, os capitatum, hand distal carpal bone 3

id

UBERON:0001432

taxon notes

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