Trapezium (bone)

Trapezium
Left hand anterior view (palmar view). Trapezium shown in red.
The left trapezium bone ("navicular" refers to scaphoid, "lesser multangular" refers to trapezoid)
Details
Articulations1st metacarpal distally
scaphoid proximally
trapezoid medially
2nd metacarpal medially
Identifiers
Latinos trapezium, os multangulum majus
MeSHD051222
TA98A02.4.08.008
TA21255
FMA23721
Anatomical terms of bone

The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone in the hand. It forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel.