Uberon definition : The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the manus skeleton that is located between
the phalanges (bones of the fingers) distally and the carpus which forms the connection
to the forearm. The metacarpus consists of metacarpal bones. The metacarpals form
a transverse arch to which the rigid row of distal carpal bones are fixed. The peripheral
metacarpals (those of the thumb and little finger) form the sides of the cup of the
palmar gutter and as they are brought together they deepen this concavity. The index
metacarpal is the most firmly fixed, while the thumb metacarpal articulates with the
trapezium and acts independently from the others. The middle metacarpals are tightly
united to the carpus by intrinsic interlocking bone elements at their bases. The ring
metacarpal forms a transitional element of the semi-independent last metacarpal. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : set of metacarpal bones; metacarpals set; metacarpal skeleton; set of metacarpals; metacarpals [I-V]; set of metacarpals [I-V]; anterior metapodial skeleton; skeleton of metacarpus; metacarpal bones;
Uberon related term : fore metapodial skeleton; anterior metapodium; fore metapodium;
The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the manus skeleton that is located between
the phalanges (bones of the fingers) distally and the carpus which forms the connection
to the forearm. The metacarpus consists of metacarpal bones. The metacarpals form
a transverse arch to which the rigid row of distal carpal bones are fixed. The peripheral
metacarpals (those of the thumb and little finger) form the sides of the cup of the
palmar gutter and as they are brought together they deepen this concavity. The index
metacarpal is the most firmly fixed, while the thumb metacarpal articulates with the
trapezium and acts independently from the others. The middle metacarpals are tightly
united to the carpus by intrinsic interlocking bone elements at their bases. The ring
metacarpal forms a transitional element of the semi-independent last metacarpal. [WP,unvetted].