Hand or Arm Bones and Pelvic Bones - LESSON 213
Hand or Arm Bones and Pelvic Bones: Hand bones are of six types. They are as follows: 1. Humerus. 2. Ulna 3. Radius. 4. Carpals. 5. Metacarpals. 6. Phalanges. Now we will see in detail about these arm bones one by one. 1. Humerus: The another name of this hand bone is upper arm bone. This region is the large and rounded head part of the upper arm. Upper arm bone attaches with the collar bone and the shoulder bone. 2. Ulna: The other name of the ulna is medial inferior or lower arm bone. Elbow bone is the he proximal development of the ulna. This bone is known as olecranon. 3. Radius: This bone is the inferior lateral arm bone. 4. Carpals: These bones are wrist bones. Each wrist consists of four carpal bones in two rows. 5. Metacarpals: These bones spread out to the each finger from the carpals. Metacarpals are 5 in number in each hand. 6. Phalanges: The other name of these bones are called finger bones. The phalanx is the singular f