Full Hand Bone Anatomy. In this anatomy lesson youll learn that the bones of the hand and wrist make up part of the appendicular skeletonThese bones consist mostly of long bones except for the eight bones of the wrist called carpals which anatomists classify as short bones. The front portion of the bone is thick and jagged to allow for its joining with other bones of the face.
This thickness also allows the bone to remain strong and sturdy to protect the more delicate features of the face. The zygomatic bone is somewhat rectangular with portions that extend out near the eye sockets and downward near the jaw. In this anatomy lesson youll learn that the bones of the hand and wrist make up part of the appendicular skeletonThese bones consist mostly of long bones except for the eight bones of the wrist called carpals which anatomists classify as short bones.
The front portion of the bone is thick and jagged to allow for its joining with other bones of the face.
This thickness also allows the bone to remain strong and sturdy to protect the more delicate features of the face. In this anatomy lesson youll learn that the bones of the hand and wrist make up part of the appendicular skeletonThese bones consist mostly of long bones except for the eight bones of the wrist called carpals which anatomists classify as short bones. The zygomatic bone is somewhat rectangular with portions that extend out near the eye sockets and downward near the jaw. The front portion of the bone is thick and jagged to allow for its joining with other bones of the face.
