does anyone know how many bones there are in the human hand. In the directors cut of king arthur when arthur is fixing gueniveirs hand, if you turn on one of the english subtitles it shows facts about the film and when he fixes her hand, it shows "there are 27 bones in the human hand" i am para-phrasing. got any medical info to back this up?
2006-11-28 04:45:07 · 3 answers · asked by chewbaccafuzzball 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
yes 27 bones in hand- 8 carpals, 5 metacarpals, 3 phalanges each in four fingers and 2 phalanges in the thumb,
similarly in the foot, but carpals are called tarsal bones and metacarpals are metatarsals in foot
2006-11-28 05:19:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sherlock H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the previous poster says similarly to the foot but thats not accurate. While there are 8 carpals
scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezoid, trapezium, capitate, hamate
there are only 7 tarsal bones
talus, calcaneus, medial cuneiform, middle cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, cuboidal, and navicular
But, the bones of the hand are the 8 carpals, the 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th metacarpals, the 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th proximal phalanges, 2nd,3rd,4th,5th middle phalanges, and 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th distal phalanges.
That adds up to 27! (8 carpals, 5 metacarpals, 14 phalanges)
2006-11-28 17:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by Brian B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you go, there are almost as many in the foot as well, if I remember correctly....
2006-11-28 12:48:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋