Bones of the Hand

There are 27 bones in the human hand (excluding sesamoid bone)

The human hand is made up of 27 bones, which fall into specific “categories”:

• Phalanges (x14 bones)
  • Distal phalanges (x5 bones)
  • Proximal phalanges (x5 bones)
  • Intermediate phalanges (x4 bones)
• Metacarpals (x5 bones)
  • Metacarpal I – (x1 bone) Thumb
  • Metacarpal II – (x1 bone) Index finger
  • Metacarpal III – (x1 bone) Middle finger
  • Metacarpal IV – (x1 bone) Ring finger
  • Metacarpal V – (x1 bone) Little finger
• Carpals (x8 bones)
  • Proximal Row
    • Lunate (x1 bone)
    • Triquetrum (x1 bone)
    • Scaphoid (x1 bone)
    • Pisiform (x1 bone)
  • Distal Row
    • Capitate (x1 bone)
    • Hamate (x1 bone)
    • Trapezoid (x1 bone)
    • Trapezium (x1 bone)

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