Skeleton arms reference

Arm bone

It was the hat that first caught my eye. A top hat, set against a wonderfully textured orange-red background, on the cover of the book propped up on the table display of my local bookshop. It was so vivid I could see it as soon as I walked through the door. Moving closer the eccentrically…

This diagram shows the bones of the right fore-arm. H, the humerus; R, the radius; and U, the ulna.

There are 30 bones in each upper limb. The humerus is the single bone of the upper arm, and the ulna (medially) and the radius (laterally) are the paired bones of the forearm. The base of the hand contains eight bones, each called a carpal bone, and the palm of the hand is formed by five bones, each called a metacarpal bone. The fingers and thumb contain a total of 14 bones, each of which is a phalanx bone of the hand.

There are 30 bones in each upper limb. The humerus is the single bone of the upper arm, and the ulna (medially) and the radius (laterally) are the paired bones of the forearm. The base of the hand contains eight bones, each called a carpal bone, and the palm of the hand is formed by five bones, each called a metacarpal bone. The fingers and thumb contain a total of 14 bones, each of which is a phalanx bone of the hand.

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The image shows a black and white photograph of a human skeleton's arm and skull. The arm is raised above the head, with the hand reaching towards the top of the frame. The skull is tilted downwards, with the jaw slightly open. The background is a plain white wall. The image is a stark reminder of mortality and the fragility of life.