how many bones in a human hand?

Answer 1

27 bones - 8 carpals, 5 metacarpals, 3 phalanges each in four fingers and 2 phalanges in the thumb,

Answer 2

The human hand has 27 bones. For an excellent graphic with the bones numbered, see:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/lesson5palmofhand.htm

Each finger has 4 bones, the thumb has three bones, that accounts for 19 bones.

The eight carpal bones at the base of the fingers account for the rest.

Answer 3

Believe it or not, it depends on the age of the person. As we age, the carpal bones (wrist bones) fuse. See if you can view the X-ray of a childs hand vs an adults hand.