Question

How many bones are present in human hand (each) ?
Name them

Answer 1

27 bones
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There are 27 bones which are present in human hand.

Each one belongs to one of three regions:-

1) Carpals (the wrist bones) - 8

• Scaphoid

• Trapezium

• Trapezoid

• Lunate

• Pisiform

• Triquetrum

• Hamate

• Capitate

2) Metacarpals (the palm bones) - 5

• Metacarpal I (or 1)

• Metacarpal II (or 2)

• Metacarpal III (or 3)

• Metacarpal IV (or 4)

• Metacarpal V (or 5)

3) Phalanges (the finger bones) - 14

There are 2 phalanges in the thumb:-

• A proximal phalanx

• A distal phalanx

There are 3 phalanges in each of the 4 fingers:-

• A proximal phalanx

• An intermediate phalanx

• A distal phalanx

Answer 2

Answer:

There are almost thirty bones in each of our hands. Furthermore, these bones require movable joints to perform movements with precision. Note that the hand is divided into three parts when describing the bones it contains; carpals, metacarpals and phalanges.