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{{Short description|Bones of hand}} {{Anatomy terms}} {{Infobox bone | Name = Metacarpal bones | Latin = os metacarpale<br>pl. ossa metacarpalia | Image = Metacarpal bones (left hand) 01 palmar view with label.png | Caption = Metacarpals shown in red. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view. | Image2 = Metacarpus ant with label.png | Caption2 = The five metacarpal bones, numbered. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view. os primum metacarpale / os metacarpale I os secundum metacarpale / os metacarpale II os tertium metacarpale / os metacarpale III os quartum metacarpale / os metacarpale IV os quintum metacarpale / os metacarpale V | Origins = [[Carpal bones]] of [[wrist]] | Insertions = Proximal [[Phalanx bones|phalanges]] | Articulations = [[Carpometacarpal joint|Carpometacarpal]], [[Intermetacarpal articulations|intermetacarpal]], [[Metacarpophalangeal joint|metacarpophalangeal]] }} In [[human anatomy]], the '''metacarpal bones''' or '''metacarpus''', also known as the "palm bones", are the [[appendicular skeleton|appendicular]] [[bone]]s that form the intermediate part of the [[hand]] between the [[phalanges]] ([[finger]]s) and the [[carpal bones]] ([[wrist|wrist bones]]), which [[joint|articulate]] with the [[forearm]]. The metacarpal bones are [[homolog]]ous to the [[metatarsal bones]] in the [[foot]].
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