metacarpus

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The metacarpus, as a whole, is directed vertically.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The chief point of variation from the Pterodactyle wing is in the relative length of the metacarpus in Dimorphodon.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

B. The radials represented by a single muscle, the anterior extensor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The whole finger is preserved in other specimens straightened out so as to be in line with the metacarpus.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

It presents, on its external surface, a groove for the passage of the tendon of the posterior ulnar muscle, which is named by veterinary anatomists the external flexor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard