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Wrist facts for kids

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Wrist
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A human showing the wrist in the centre.
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The carpal bones, sometimes included in the definition of the wrist.
Latin articulatio radiocarpalis

In human anatomy, the wrist is the area where the hand joins the arm. This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, bracelet lines, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum.

Images for kids

  • Hand of embryo

    Micro-radiography of 8 weeks human embryo hand

  • X-ray of normal wrist and wrist with dorsally tilted wrist joint

    Projectional radiograph of a normal wrist (left image) and one with a dorsal tilt due to wrist osteoarthritis (as well as osteoporosis). The angle of the distal surface of the lunate bone is annotated. A dorsal tilt of 10 to 15 degrees of dorsal tilt is considered normal.

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