metacarpus

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A. Oblique extensor of the metacarpus, the homologue of the long abductor of the thumb and the short extensor of the thumb, united as one muscle.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The metacarpus is formed of three bones: the principal metacarpal and the two rudimentary ones.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The metacarpus, as a whole, is directed vertically.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The metacarpus consists of bones which correspond to the back of the hand.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

These three portions are the homologues of the carpus, the metacarpus, and the fingers, which, as we have already seen in the case of the hand, are the osseous groups which form its skeleton.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard