skeletal carpels and tarsals

carpals in order

carpals in order

T—trapezium

T—trapezoid

C—capitate

H—hamate

P—pisiform

T—triquetrum

L—lunate

S-scaphoid

saying to remember the carpals (staring at the thumb, going medially, then proximal and back around again)

tommy—trapezium

took—trapezoid

cooked—capitate

ham—hamate

platter—pisiform

to—triquetrum

lunch—lunate

shift—scaphoid

(me too because im HUNGRY)

trapezium

articulates with the 1st metacarpal, aka THUMB

TOMMY

trapezoid

articulates with the 2nd metacarpal, aka POINTER FINGER

TOOK

capitate

articulates with the 3rd metacarpal aka the MIDDLE FINGER

COOKED

hamate

articulates with the 4th and 5th metacarpals, and RING and PINKY FINGERS

has a projection on it…mmm bumps on ham

HAM-- -- -- so far… theres: tommy took ham, the ham is hamate

pisiform

the small, pea-like bone on the triquetrum

PLATTER

triquetrum

articulates with the ulna

the pisiform sits atop it

TO

lunate

articulates with the lateral distal end of the radius

LUNCH

scaphoid

proximal to the trapezium

articulates to the medial distal end of the radius

SHIFT

metacarpals

the bones on the back of our hands

labeled 1-5

1 being the thumb

5 being the pinkie

proximal phalanges or a proximal phalanx

most proximal of the phalanges on a metacarpal

intermediate phalanges or a intermediate phalanx

most intermediate of the phalanges on a metacarpal

distal phalanges or a distal phalanx

most distal of the phalanges on a metacarpal

tarsals in order

(still going from 1 back around again)

(medial) cuneiform

(intermediate) cuneiform

(lateral) cuneiform

cuboid

calcaneus

talus

navicular

medial cuneiform

most medial of the three bunches of cuneiform

articulates with the 1st metatarsal

intermediate cuneiform

most intermediate of the three bunches of cuneiform

articulates with the 2nd metatarsal

lateral cuneiform

most lateral of the three bunches of cuneiform

articulates with the 3rd metatarsal

cuboid

lateral to the bunches of the cuneiform, lateral to the lateral cuneiform

articulates with the 4th and 5th metatarsal

calcaneus

what we know as the heel of the foot

talus

most proximal of the tarsal bones/superior projection

has smooth projections that fit with the tibia and fibula

navicular

distal to the talus

also weirdly, sort of borders and touches all the cunieforms