Editing Scaphoid bone (section)

== Function ==
The carpal bones function as a unit to provide a bony superstructure for the hand.<ref name=GRAYS2005>{{cite book|last1=Drake|first1=Richard L.|title=Gray's anatomy for students|year=2005|publisher=Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-8089-2306-0|last2=Vogl |first2=Wayne |last3=Mitchell |first3=Adam W.M. | name-list-style = vanc |others=Illustrated by Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson |oclc=646533128 }}</ref>{{rp|708}} The scaphoid is also involved in movement of the wrist.<ref name=BEASLEY2003 />{{rp|6}} It, along with the [[lunate bone]], articulates with the [[Radius (bone)|radius]] and [[ulna]] to form the major bones involved in movement of the wrist.<ref name=GRAYS2005 /> The scaphoid serves as a link between the two rows of carpal bones. With wrist movement, the scaphoid may flex from its position in the same plane as the forearm to perpendicular.<ref name=BEASLEY2003 />{{rp|176–177}}