metacarpus
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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
The extremity of the metacarpus was applied to the ground.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The four bones of the wing finger measure, from the point where the first bone bends upon the metacarpus, less than 18 inches.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The metacarpus, as a whole, is directed vertically.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
A. Oblique extensor of the metacarpus, the homologue of the long abductor of the thumb and the short extensor of the thumb, united as one muscle.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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