Carpus In A Sentence

Definition of Carpus

• In Chelonians, the turtle and tortoise group, the characters of the carpus vary with the family.
• The RADIUS articulates with the bones of the carpus and forms the wrist-joint.
• The bone which is usually known as the wing metacarpal is frequently stouter at the proximal end towards the carpus than towards the phalange.
• Don't clutch his carpus in your icy fist, But warm your fingers ere you take the wrist.
• The facet for the wing metacarpal on the carpus is clearly recognised, but as a rule there is no surface with which the small metacarpals can be separately articulated.
• From the carpus downwards the large metacarpal artery, the internal metacarpal vein, and the internal plantar nerve are in close relation with each other.

• The RADIUS articulates with the bones of the carpus and forms the wrist-joint.