carpometacarpal joint
anatomy
Also known as: carpometacarpus
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birds
- In bird: Skeleton
…toward the body) of the carpometacarpus. When the elbow joint is flexed (bent), the radius slides forward on the ulna and pushes the radiale against the carpometacarpus, which in turn flexes the wrist. Thus the two joints operate simultaneously. The U-shaped ulnare articulates with the ulna and the carpometacarpus. Anatomists…
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hand
sellar joint
- In joint: Sellar joint
…a sellar joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. The thumb can be swung from side to side or from behind forward, but the most frequent movement is that in which the thumb swings so that it comes “face to face” with one or another of the fingers, as…
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