| Metacarpal bones | |
|---|---|
_01_palmar_view_with_label.png) Metacarpals shown in red. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view. | |
 The five metacarpal bones, numbered. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view.
os primum metacarpale / os metacarpale I os secundum metacarpale / os metacarpale II os tertium metacarpale / os metacarpale III os quartum metacarpale / os metacarpale IV os quintum metacarpale / os metacarpale V | |
| Details | |
| Origins | Carpal bones of wrist |
| Insertions | Proximal phalanges |
| Articulations | Carpometacarpal, intermetacarpal, metacarpophalangeal |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os metacarpale pl. ossa metacarpalia |
| MeSH | D050279 |
| TA98 | A02.4.09.001 |
| TA2 | 1264 |
| FMA | 9612 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, also known as the "palm bones", are the appendicular bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the phalanges (fingers) and the carpal bones (wrist bones), which articulate with the forearm. The metacarpal bones are homologous to the metatarsal bones in the foot.