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Second metacarpal bone information


Second metacarpal bone
Second metacarpal of the left hand (shown in red). Palmar view.
The second metacarpal. (Left.)
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Latinos metacarpale II
FMA23900
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The second metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the index finger) is the longest, and its base the largest, of all the metacarpal bones.[1]

  1. ^ Gray's Anatomy (1918). See infobox.

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Epiphysis

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