metacarpus

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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

As its name indicates, this muscle extends the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

But the other variations are in the length of the metacarpus, or of the neck, or head.

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

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.

A 3�4�5 cm. fibrous mass in the subcutis about the digital flexor tendon on the volar surface of the metacarpus.

From Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota by Frenzel, L. D.