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Hands and Feet

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Illustration of the bones of the left hand, with a focus on the posterior (back) carpals. The following carpals are labeled: Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate, Triquetrum, Lunate, Trapezium, and Scaphoid.
Bones of the left hand with labeled carpals.

Carpals

The tiny bones making sure your hand doesn’t fall apart while you scroll endlessly.

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Two anatomical illustrations side-by-side depict the skeletal structure of a right hand. The left illustration shows an anterior view, while the right one shows a posterior view. The metacarpals are labelled with numbers 1 through 5, starting from the thumb side across to the little finger. Labels beneath each view ("Anterior Right Metacarpals" and "Posterior Right Metacarpals") identify the anatomical perspective.
Anterior and Posterior views of a right hand skeleton showing numbered metacarpals.

Metacarpals

The unsung heroes of your fist bumps and finger guns.

Learn About the Metacarpals
Illustration of the skeletal structure of a human foot (top view) and a hand (dorsal view) side-by-side against a white background. The bones are light beige with soft shadows indicating their form.
Human foot and hand bones illustration.

Phalanges

No one ever remembers that phalanx is the singular of phalanges.

Learn About the Phalanges
An illustration from the anterior-superior view of the skeletal structure of a right human foot, focusing mostly on the bones around the ankle (tarsals), which are labeled. The foot faces upwards, with the toes oriented towards the bottom of the image. Key tarsals are highlighted and labeled with individual solid lines, including the talus, navicular, cuboid, and medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiforms. Metatarsals extend downwards, completing the foot's structure. Text at the bottom reads "Anterior-Superior Right Tarsals."
Anterior view of foot skeleton showing and labeling bones around the ankle (tarsals.)

Tarsals

Keeping your feet grounded while your head’s in the clouds.

Learn About the Tarsals
An illustration showing the skeletal structure of a human hand and foot. The hand, on the left, shows the arrangement of the carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges, with fingers numbered one through five from thumb to pinky. The foot, on the right, shows the tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges, with toes similarly numbered one through five from big toe to little toe.
Hand and foot bones diagram. Numbered to show the separate fingers and toes.

Metatarsals

Stepping up to the challenge, one foot at a time.

Learn About the Metatarsals

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