A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . or dislocation ofthese bones with any degree of certainty. The Metacarpus.—There are five elongated bones, one foreach digit, called metacarpal bones. In general, they occupythe location of what is commonly called the palm of the hand. The Phalanges.—^Two shorter bones, similar in shape tothe metacarpals, go to make up the thumb. They are calledthe phalanges. The one nearest the hand is designated asthe proximal phalanx, and the one forming the tip of thethumb is called the terminal, or distal phalanx. In the fin-gers are found analogous bones
A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . or dislocation ofthese bones with any degree of certainty. The Metacarpus.—There are five elongated bones, one foreach digit, called metacarpal bones. In general, they occupythe location of what is commonly called the palm of the hand. The Phalanges.—^Two shorter bones, similar in shape tothe metacarpals, go to make up the thumb. They are calledthe phalanges. The one nearest the hand is designated asthe proximal phalanx, and the one forming the tip of thethumb is called the terminal, or distal phalanx. In the fin-gers are found analogous bones, except that there are three3 34 AX ATOMY AXD PIIYSTOLOaY phalanges in each fiiijjcr. The phalanges of the fingers aresonietinies ealled the first, the second, and thiixl phalangesof the respective fingers, the first being the one nearest thehand. The metacarpal liones and the i)halanges are fre-quently injured, both fracture and dislocation being verycommon. Scaphoid ?.,,^Os magnum Netacffrpal /)o>ies_. Semilunar -Cuneiform F/siforml/nciform fManxM- FiG. 7.—Showing detail of the bones of the hand. The Lower Extremity.—The lower extremity consists ofthe femur, the patella, the tibia, the fibula, and the smallbones of the ankle and the foot. THE BONES 35 The Femur.—The large thigh hone is known as the is the largest and strongest hone in the hody, and extendsfrom the pelvis to the knee. The thigh, like the arm, con-tains only one bone. P/iaia/ixJT. P/ Netutfosai dones ..Nid. ciadeforuiExt. c/ Kavlcalar
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