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wrist

Part of the arm between the lower arm and the hand

Instance of: class of anatomical entity
Subclass of: free upper limb region
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1.Stated in Foundational Model of AnatomyRetrieved 2019-08-01
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, particular anatomical entity
, joint
Part of: free upper limb

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In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; (2) the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus and; (3) the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints. This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, bracelet lines, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum.

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Members / parts: carpal bone

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36 identifiers linking wrist across the web's reference databases

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