metacarpus

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But the other variations are in the length of the metacarpus, or of the neck, or head.

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

As its name indicates, this muscle extends the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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 Seeley, H. G.

This is why, as we have pointed out above, it receives the name of the oblique flexor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

It is, with relation to other regions, short in proportion as the metacarpus is elongated, and as the number of digits is lessened.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard