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Carpal Bones and Phalanges of the Hand in Human Anatomy

This concept covers the osteology of the hand, describing the classification and arrangement of the carpal bones, metacarpals, and phalanges as the skeletal basis of wrist and hand structure. It establishes the structural principle that the eight carpal bones, arranged in two rows, confer flexibility to the wrist joint, and that metacarpals and phalanges share a common base-shaft-head morphology enabling articulation across the hand's joints.