Metacarpal bones

Metacarpal bones
Metacarpals shown in red. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view.
The five metacarpal bones, numbered. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view. os primum metacarpale / os metacarpale I os secundum metacarpale / os metacarpale II os tertium metacarpale / os metacarpale III os quartum metacarpale / os metacarpale IV os quintum metacarpale / os metacarpale V
Details
Origins	Carpal bones of wrist
Insertions	Proximal phalanges
Articulations	Carpometacarpal, intermetacarpal, metacarpophalangeal
Identifiers
Latin	os metacarpale pl. ossa metacarpalia
MeSH	D050279
TA98	A02.4.09.001
TA2	1264
FMA	9612
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, also known as the "palm bones", are the appendicular bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the phalanges (fingers) and the carpal bones (wrist bones), which articulate with the forearm. The metacarpal bones are homologous to the metatarsal bones in the foot.