metacarpus
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As its name indicates, this muscle extends the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
On the anterior surface, and a little to the inner side, is found a tuberosity, which is destined for the insertion of the anterior extensor of the metacarpus, the homologue of the radial muscles.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
But the fore-arm and metacarpus in this type only measure 3 inches.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The bones which correspond to the back of the hand in man, termed the metacarpus, are variable in length in Pterodactyles—sometimes very long and sometimes short.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The metacarpus consists of bones which correspond to the back of the hand.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
This runs down the anterior and outer side of the upper arm, and is attached to the proximal tendon of the extensor metacarpi radialis longus, a little below the outer condyle of the humerus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Certain cases may be greatly benefited by sectioning the tendons of the external and middle flexors of the metacarpi.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
