Coloured X-ray of the normal hand of a 12 year old child. The eight wrist (carpus) bones, known collectively as the carpal bones, can be seen. The car

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Coloured X-ray of the normal hand of a 12 year old child. The eight wrist (carpus) bones, known collectively as the carpal bones, can be seen. The carpal bones articulate with the bones of the forearm, the ulna (bottom left) and radius (bottom right), to form the wrist joint. From the carpal bones, the five metacarpals extend through the palm and join to the phalanges, the finger bones.

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Photo credit: © AJ PHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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