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Hueso metacarpiano [IV]
Os metacarpale [IV]
Definición
El cuarto hueso metacarpiano (os metacarpale IV; hueso metacarpiano del dedo anular) es más corto y pequeño que el tercero.
La base es pequeña y cuadrilateral; su superficie superior presenta dos carillas, una grande en la parte medial para la articulación con el hueso ganchoso, y una pequeña en la parte lateral para el hueso grande. En el lado radial hay dos carillas ovales para la articulación con el tercer hueso metacarpiano; y en el lado ulnar una sola carilla cóncava para el quinto hueso metacarpiano.
Referencias
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
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