What Are the 5 Metacarpals

Overview. Metacarpal bone. Ossa metacarpi. … First metacarpal bone. 1st metacarpal bone. Os metacarpi 1. … Second metacarpal bone. 2nd metacarpal bone. Os metacarpi 2. … Third metacarpal bone. 3rd metacarpal bone. Os metacarpi 3. … Fourth metacarpal bone. 4th metacarpal bone. Os metacarpi 4. … Fifth metacarpal bone. 5th metacarpal bone.

Which bones are metacarpals?

metacarpal, any of several tubular bones between the wrist (carpal) bones and each of the forelimb digits in land vertebrates, corresponding to the metatarsal bones of the foot. Originally numbering five, metacarpals in many mammals have undergone much change and reduction during evolution.

What is the 5th metacarpal in your hand?

The 5th metacarpal is the metacarpal of the 5th (pinky) finger. The neck of the metacarpal bone is where the main shaft of the bone starts to widen outwards towards the knuckle. Boxers are not the only people who can get a boxer’s fracture, but usually the injury results from direct injury to a clenched fist.