Hand

Front: Carpals (8 per hand)
Back:
Definition: Eight small wrist bones arranged in two rows.
Function: Allow wrist movement and serve as attachment sites for muscles.
💡 Think: “Carpals = wrist pebbles.”
Proximal row (lateral → medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform
Distal row (lateral → medial): Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
📝 Tip: Use the mnemonic —“Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle”*

Front: Metacarpals (5 per hand)
Back:
Definition: Long bones of the palm numbered 1–5 (thumb to pinky).
Function: Support palm and allow movement of wrist, thumb, and fingers.
💡 Meta = middle → middle part of your hand
📝 Tip: Metacarpal 1 is at the thumb, Metacarpal 5 is at the pinky

Front: Phalanges (14 per hand)
Back:
Definition: Finger bones: proximal, middle, and distal phalanges (except thumb).
Function: Allow movement of fingers and thumb; provide muscle attachment sites.
💡 Phalanges = finger bones
📝 Tip: Thumb (digit 1) has only 2: proximal and distal; others (digits 2–5) have 3 each