The eight bones that the wrist is composed of are collectively called the Carpals. Individually they are the Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate and the Hamate.
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The eight bones in the wrist are called carpals. They are arranged in two rows within the wrist joint and play a crucial role in the movement and stability of the wrist.
Another name for your wrist is your carpus. It is the cluster of eight bones in your wrist that connect the hand to the forearm.
Carpals are the small bones that make up the wrist. There are eight carpals in each wrist, arranged in two rows. They provide stability and flexibility to the wrist joint.
The bone in the wrist which is the size of a pea is the Pisiform bone, which is one of the 8 carpal bones that make up the wrist. It is located in the row of carpal bones furthest away from the fingers and is on the little finger side of the hand.
the fingers are DISTAL to the wrist bones.
There are 27 bones in the human hand, including the eight carpal bones in the wrist, five metacarpal bones in the palm, and 14 phalanges in the fingers.