wrist

     

In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand;Behnke 2006, p 76. "The wrist contains eight bones, roughly aligned in two rows, known as the carpal bones.

Trivia about wrist

  • You can toss a ball with a flick of this because the carpal bones articulate with the radius & ulna
  • It connects the hand & the forearm
  • Bones in this joint are the most likely to get broken in a fall while roller-skating
  • This joint consists of 8 carpal bones
  • In The Who's song "Pinball Wizard", the title gamer has "such a supple" this
  • This joint consists of 8 bones collectively known as the carpus
  • This joint consists of 8 carpal bones arranged in 2 rows of 4
  • De Quervain disease, affecting a tendon at this joint, is found in those with repetitive jobs, as on assembly lines

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