How many carpel bones are there?

Answer 1

There are 8 carpal bones in each wrist that are arranged into two rows of four each:

1. The Trapezium
2. The Trapezoid
3. The Capitate
4. The Hamate
5. The Scaphoid
6. The Lunate
7. The Triquetrum
8. The Pisiform

There are 8 bones in one wrist, in both wrists there are 16.

The bones that meet the carpal bones are the Radius, the Ulna, and the Metacarpus.

Answer 2

Five is not the right answer!

Read the following please:

The eight carpal bones are collectively known as the Carpus, or wrist. Most people think that their wrist is where their watch sits but is more towards the lower section of the palm. The bones of the Carpus consist of the Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform, Hamate, Capitate, Trapezoid, and the Trapezium.

Answer 3

carpals are the bones of the wrist. these bones are 8 in number. total 16.

these are arranged into a proximal row of 4 carpals - medial to lateral.

pisciform, triquetral, lunate, scaphoid.

also into a distal row of 4 carpals - medial to lateral.

hamate, capitate, trapezoid, trapezium.

capitate is the largest.

pisciform is the smallest.

Answer 4

The carpals, located in your wrist are called

1. The scaphoid
2. The trapezium
3. The trapezoid
4. The lunate
5. The capitate
6. The triquetral
7. and the hamate

there is also the pisiform, which articulates with the triquetral. This is the 8th carpal.

Answer 5

There are eight bones in the carpus (the wrist)

Answer 6

There are 8 carpal bones (each wrist has eight, for a total of sixteen per person).

Answer 7

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Answer 8

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