Capitate
The capitate bone.
The third metacarpal bone of a horse is called the cannon bone or shin bone. The canon bone is the major support bone of body weight.
A common fracture of the fifth metacarpal bone of the hand is often referred to as the "Boxer's Fracture." The fifth metacarpal is the bone in the hand that attaches to the pinky finger.
This is the shin bone, often known as the cannon bone.
Metacarpal bones
Tarsals and carpals are short bones. Metacarpals, metatarsals and phalanges are long bones.
Hamate
No, a tendon attaches a muscle to bone. A ligament attaches a bone to another bone.
Metacarpal bones
The proximal phalanx of the thumb is immediately distal to the first metacarpal. In other words, the bone of the lower thumb connects to the first metcarpal.
Ligament attaches bone to bone tendon attaches muscle to bone
Ligaments.